Job 18:3

Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

Cross-references

Job 17:10 Contrast

Job 17:10 declares none of the friends are wise — Bildad asks why they are counted as stupid, directly opposing Job's insult.

Job 12:7 Contrast

Job 12:7 has Job saying beasts can teach wisdom — Bildad here resents being treated as stupid like cattle.

Job 17:4 Contrast

Job 17:4 says God closed the friends' hearts to understanding — Bildad here rejects being thought stupid, opposing Job's claim.

Job 12:8 Contrast

Job 12:8 continues Job's claim that even fish and plants teach — Bildad's complaint about being counted as cattle contrasts with Job's view of animal wisdom.

Psalm 73:22 Contrast

Psalm 73:22 the psalmist admits being brutish like a beast — Bildad here resents being compared to cattle, a similar animal metaphor from opposite perspectives.

Ecclesiastes 3:18 says God shows humans they are like beasts — Bildad objects to being counted as cattle, a similar comparison with different intent.