is a similar struggle in which Job is engaged. Job not only refuses to submit to the false consciousness of his friends, but he also refuses to delude himself, even though such a delusion would simplify his problem. Job receives no explanation of his suffering; he is merely shown something of the grandeur and order of the whole, without any meaning being directly given to the finite point of view of his desire … A path is thus opened, a path of non-narcissistic reconciliation. [548–59] In this interpretation,