Job understood his friend Eliphaz's comments. Taking from Job's reply, Eliphaz was basically telling Job not to take his own misfortune lightly because the Lord did these for a reason. His comment almost meant to criticize Job for not knowing the Lord. This seems somewhat familiar in my experience. We often try to "teach" people more about God, but without knowing the other person's situation. It does more damage than good.
Job of course didn't take his relationship with God lightly. Job knows what he believes in and is very firm in his faith. At the same time in being righteous, he also shows humanility in his reply. His words show what a sensible man he is. How often do we see men taking tough things without thinking about or feeling them. Men, or people in general, are sometimes conditioned to be mindless about their surroundings.
I notice that Job expresses his feelings without sinning against God. There is a boundary that he allows his words to go so far. Often time, we transgress this bound whether being conscious or ignorant about it. It is his knowledge and close relationship about God that enables him to set this boundary. He speaks of facts and truths about God. In facing these unknown mischiefs, he has this knowledge to rely on to sustain his faith.
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