God

But he answered her, "You're talking like a low-class woman! Are we to receive the good at God's hands but reject the bad?" In all this Iyov did not say one sinful word.

May that day be darkness, may God on high not seek it, may no light shine on it,

[Why give light] to a man who wanders blindly, whom God shuts in on every side?

At a breath from God, they perish; at a blast from his anger, they are consumed.

'Can a human be seen by God as righteous? Can a mortal be pure before his maker?

[God] doesn't trust his own servants, he finds fault even with his angels;

"If I were you, I would seek God; I would make my plea to him.

But he saves the poor from the sword, their mouth, and from the clutches of the strong;

"How happy the person whom God corrects! So don't despise Shaddai's discipline.

For he wounds, but he bandages the sore; his hands may strike, but they also heal.

In famine, he will save you from death, and in war, from the power of the sword.

For the arrows of Shaddai find their mark in me, and my spirit is drinking in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

"If only I could have my wish granted, and God would give me what I'm hoping for -

that God would decide to crush me, that he would let his hand loose and cut me off!

Then I would feel consoled; so that even in the face of unending pain, I would be able to rejoice; for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

"A friend should be kind to an unhappy man, even to one who abandons Shaddai.

Am I the sea, or some sea monster, that you put a guard over me?

then you terrify me with dreams and frighten me with visions.

"What are mere mortals, that you make so much of them? Why do you keep them on your mind?

Why examine them every morning and test them every moment?

Won't you ever take your eyes off of me, at least long enough for me to swallow my spit?

"Suppose I do sin - how do I harm you, you scrutinizer of humanity? Why have you made me your target, so that I am a burden to you?

Why don't you pardon my offense and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust; you will seek me, but I will be gone."

Does God distort judgment? Does Shaddai pervert justice?

If your children sinned against him, he left them to be victims of their own offense.