God

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.

Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.

In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?

Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?

If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?

Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.