The chorus in Job's Sad Song work very well, I think. Even better than Joni's (beautiful!) chorus in the original. The antagonists are almost props in Job. They show the scorn that is heaped on him by men; but it is significant that Job does not beseech his antagonists, but rather implores of God ( the tireless watcher) the reasons for his suffering. Job sticks by God, even when man despises him and when God has ruined him. The antagonists are "insult upon injury" for Job, but they are window dressing, and should not be seen as full-fledged characters in the drama. It's like the Greek chorus, they represent more than act. (The book of Job is one of the most human and moving pieces of literature I have ever read; high praise coming from this atheist!) mc
