Job's comforter
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.
Noun edit
Job's comforter (plural Job's comforters)
- A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that simply adds to the distress.
- Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.
- (obsolete, slang) A boil.
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Translations edit
person who aggravates someone's distress under the guise of consoling them
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