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II. THE DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP 3:1--42:6 >
D. The Third cycle of Speeches between Job and His Three Friends chs. 22-27 >
2. Job's third reply to Eliphaz chs. 23-24 >
Job's confidence 24:18-25
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These confusing verses may seem to be saying that God does punish the wicked. Probably Job was reflecting that God does indeed punish them in death if not in life.104What bothered him was why God did not punish them sooner.
Even with more revelation than Job enjoyed we still have great difficulty understanding God's ways generally and why He does what He does in specific individual lives particularly. God's wisdom is still unfathomable.
