"Job's words in 27:5-6, where he insists that he would cling to integrity and maintain righteousness till death despite the allegations of his friends, bears ironic resemblance to the Lord's analysis of Job in 2:3. The irony that results from the use of the word 'integrity' causes the reader to wonder of the Lord would still describe Job in the same way after Job's long and blasphemous attacks on God. The usage of this literary device causes the reader to desire (and anticipate) the voice of God from the 'whirlwind.'"--Gregory Parsons Literary Features of the Book of Job p217
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