See Job's comforter on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.",
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"text": "Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.",
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"A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress."
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"distress",
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"sense": "person who aggravates someone's distress under the guise of consoling them",
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"masculine"
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"A boil."
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"(obsolete, slang) A boil."
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