In Job 33:6, Elihu says he was 'pinched off from a piece of clay' — the same human frailty imagery Job applies to his friends' arguments.

Job 18:17 describes the wicked's memory perishing—similar to the worthless, fleeting nature of friends' 'proverbs of ashes'.

In Genesis 18:27, Abraham calls himself 'dust and ashes' — the same imagery Job uses for his friends' fragile defenses.

Genesis 2:7 shows man formed from dust — the same earthy material Job uses to describe his friends' arguments as weak and mortal.