אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃
If I say: ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer’,
Malbim on Job
And if the suffering apportioned to the righteous person is subsequently to be made good by God, then the shorter and sharper it is the better. So why had Bildad told him to hold on patiently and uncomplainingly? To do so would only lengthen his sentence!