I noticed a vague comparison with Job? The sort of repetitive intensity of dialogue
"You that built the towers
It was You that invented bombs, and the fear that comes with them
And it was You that invented money, and the corrupt economic systems
You invented terms like just-war and terms like friendly fire
And it was You that didn't know when to stop digging deeper, when to stop building higher
It was You that exhausted the resources I carefully laid out on this earth,
And it was You that even saw these problems coming but accredited them little worth
It was You that used my teachings for your own personal gain
And it was You that committed such tragedies, even though they were in my name"
Whereas in the book of Job it's from the other side - God saying 'Can you?'
eg: 'Do you have an arm like God's,
and can your voice thunder like his?
...
Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook
or tie down his tongue with a rope?
Can you put a cord through his nose
or pierce his jaw with a hook?
Can you make a pet of him like a bird
or put him on a leash for your girls?'
I don't think Scroobius Pip had this in mind however...
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