# if I have said "since I have said" # I have said to the pit ... and to the worm These two lines are used together to emphasize how desperate Job is. # the pit "the grave" # You are my father "When I am buried, you will be as close to me as a father" # the worm "the maggot." Worms are the small creatures that eat dead bodies. # You are my mother or my sister "You are as close to me as my mother or my sister"