Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
The verse stands in the debate between Job and his three friends on the subject of his afflictions in chapters 4 to 31, which consists of three circles of speeches on the part of each. It belongs to Job's own account of his trial and suffering. It means that because his strength and protection have been taken away and he is afflicted, his enemies let loose the bridle and act without restraint against him, treating him recklessly. His affliction does not prove that God is displeased with him or that he is guilty.
The verse stands in the debate between Job and his three friends on the subject of his afflictions in chapters 4 to 31, which consists of three circles of speeches on the part of each. It belongs to Job's own account of his trial and suffering. It means that because his strength and protection have been taken away and he is afflicted, his enemies let loose the bridle and act without restraint against him, treating him recklessly. His affliction does not prove that God is displeased with him or that he is guilty.