The Just Upright Man is laughed to scorn, 1825, William Blake, British, 1757–1827, 8 7/16 x 6 5/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Engraving, England, 19th century, Job's first error was admitting Satan the Accuser into his mind. Now that error appears in the outer world, Job is condemned by his friends even as he had condemned his children. The friends separate themselves from him and seek to render themselves holier by berating him. Even Job's wife doubts him momentarily; the cross stands above her now. These events benefit Job. Guiltless, as far as he knows, he appeals to his God

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