Job 4:3 Commentary: Rashi & Malbim

הִ֭נֵּה יִסַּ֣רְתָּ רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדַ֖יִם רָפ֣וֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק׃

Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Rashi on Job

Behold, you have chastised many who multiplied words; you admonished them and chastised them.
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Malbim on Job

Job's almost instantaneous loss of faith would be a lesson to all. The Providential retraction of his prosperity had revealed that his faith had only ever been instrumental; based not on love of God but on the expectation of His blessings and bounty. Job deserved punishment. Had he remained silent, no-one would have known. But now everyone knew and they would see his punishment as proof that God does govern.
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Rashi on Job

and...weak hands of those who feared the retribution that came upon them. You used to strengthen [them] and say, “Fear not, for that is the Divine Standard of Justice.”
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