therefore i despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.

I do really like the simply statement at the end of job.  the simple repentance he gives after hearing wonder and wonder and more wonder straight from God's mouth!

anyway.  it was ssooooooo not fun to think of the valley of the shadow of death after such a sparkly fun and ridiculously perfect warm sunny day..... but I can't help but remember that passage from last night.
I didn't quite understand the ending of the job story so "have you seen the gates of the shadow of death" stuck instead.  I tried to elaborate on it today but couldn't so I reread most of the book again to at least try and get some closure but I still can't wrap my head around why eliphaz and bildad and zophar were so wrong as to be smited by God?  and I feel silly.  like.  I should KNOW why they were wrong.  it should be obvious somewhere.  but maybe it's because my thoughts and feelings are so much the same?
I definitely need to come back to job at a later date and figure it out.