Kenny Boy and the Book of Job

On reports that ex-Enron CEO Kenneth Lay has, in recent days, compared his trials and tribulations to those suffered by the Biblical Job.

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There was a man in the land of Enron whose name was Kenny-boy. And that man was perfect and upright . . . just about, and one that kinda feared God, and eschewed evil, more or less. And this man was rich beyond all imagining, and the greatest guy west of the Mississippi.

And one day the Lord said unto Satan, "Hast thou considered my servant Kenny-boy, that there is none like him in the earth, one that kinda feareth God, and escheweth evil, more or less."

Then Satan answered, "Uh, well, now that you mention it, I have considered Kenny-boy at some length, and had some palaver with him. In fact we've made quite a few, how shall I say, business arrangements together."

And the Lord said unto Satan, "Eh? What was that?"

And Satan returned, "Oh yea, me and Kenny-boy, we go way back. Good old boy, that Kenny. And a good Christian too. His Dad was a preacher, they say."

And the Lord replied, "Hum. Well, from now on he's all yours. I wash my hands of the bastard."

SOMETIME LATER

Kenneth Lay cried out onto the Lord: Why me, oh Lord! Why me?

And the Lord did answer: "Becauseth thou art a mighty shite in the eyes of God, Kenneth Lay, and thou shalt no more escape a heavy sentence than thou shalt draw out leviathan with an hook or his tongue with a chord. In short, you are well and truly fucked, my boy, by thy own filthy hand. So don't come bitchin to me."