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A couple of things:
1. The sense of the verses you're talking about in terms of man going to the dust and his days being few is actually echoed in James. The sense here is not annihilation but the idea that our lifespan is short.
2. This is also a lament and not every verse of Job ought to be used as didactic teaching. It's sometimes hard to determine where Job is crying out to God in his distress and when he is testifying of some truth. One thing that I appreciate about Job's lament (much like the Psalms) is that they display a man crying out in great distress and not pretending that he's not questioning things or feels as if the whole world is against him. But, in the end, he finds comfort and rest in the strength of God.
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