The friends seem to be playing tag-comforting, so it is Bildad's turn again.
Bildad rebukes Job, seeming to be offended at some of the stuff that Job has been saying. Job has been tearing himself apart (literally) as well.
Bildad then continues to miss the point entirely and embarks on another eloquent exposition of how the wicked will always get their just deserts. We need to beware of telling people things that are theologically correct, but are not relevant in a given situation. Now this is not to say we should not teach the truth, and definitely not that we should teach falsehood. But doctrine on its own is not enough.
So Bildad declares that the wicked will suffer. Now this is of no use to Job. He is not wicked, and yet he is suffering beyond measure.
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