Job's comforter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Job's comforter
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Maurice is Tom's sausage-maker, but he has now emerged as a truly biblical figure, Job's comforter.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2013
In the final sections of the book, Zorn, 32, obviously failing in energy and spirit,' takes the advice of Job's comforter: to curse heaven and die.
From Time Magazine Archive
At other times she seemed to take a perverse pleasure in making the worst of a situation and playing the part of Job’s comforter.
From Etheldreda the Ready A School Story by Charles Horrell
You are pleased to be a Job’s comforter, Monsieur Nigel.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by William Westall
Generally on such occasions matters are made infinitely worse by some Job's comforter, who creeps about suggesting abstruse questions, and hinting that they represent some examiner's particular hobby.
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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