“For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

“Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?

so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

From whose womb does the ice emerge, and the frost from the sky, who gives birth to it,

Then Satan answered the Lord, “Is it for nothing that Job fears God?

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

Whoever strikes it with a sword will have no effect, nor with the spear, arrow, or dart.

The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.

Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.

For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?

Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?