1. Job said:
2. Today I complain bitterly,because God has been crueland made me suffer.
3. If I knew where to find God,I would go there
4. and argue my case.
5. Then I would discoverwhat he wanted to say.
6. Would he overwhelm mewith his greatness?No! He would listen
7. because I am innocent,and he would say,“I now set you free!”
8. I cannot find God anywhere—in front of or behind me,
9. to my left or my right.God is always at work,though I never see him.
10. But he knows what I am doing,and when he tests me,I will be pure as gold.
11-12. I have never refused to followany of his commands,and I have always treasuredhis teachings.
13. But he alone is God,and who can oppose him?God does as he pleases,