Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

Like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor, seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides food for them and for their children.

If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words.

Now in this, you are not right – I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

“Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings with a person,

“Yes, God is great – beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

If the river rages, it is not disturbed, it is secure, though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth.

to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.

Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish.

If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.

Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

Look! You are driving me off the land today, and I must hide from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.”

“But Esau my brother is a hairy man,” Jacob protested to his mother Rebekah, “and I have smooth skin!

Then Jacob said, “Since it is still the middle of the day, it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze some more.”

But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.

Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

Joseph said to the people, “Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land.

But Moses replied to the Lord, “If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?”