He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.

then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.

My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’

They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?

then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her.

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler –

then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!” The words of Job are ended.

So these three men refused to answer Job further, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

I said to myself, ‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him?

“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.