44+ The Book Of Job Important Quotes. To job and his friends religion was a . Find the quotes you need in anonymous's book of job, sortable by theme, character, or chapter. The lord gave, and the lord has taken away; Bible commentary / produced by tow project. 4,7 god asks job where were you . That quotation holds the key to the film and in some sense, the key to our attitude toward life. Why do i have to suffer this now? The progression of arguments reveals an ancient struggle to understand why god permits suffering. More important is the moral: That we have no right to question him for doing such things.