1. Then Job answered:
2. “Listen to what I say. Let this be your way of comforting me.
3. Be patient while I speak. Then after I have finished speaking, you may make fun of me.
4. “My complaint is not against people. There is a good reason why I am not patient.
5. Look at me and be shocked. Put your hand over your mouth, and stare at me in shock!
6. When I think about what happened to me, I feel afraid and my body shakes!
7. Why do evil people live long lives? Why do they grow old and successful?
8. They watch their children grow up and live to see their grandchildren.
9. Their homes are safe and free from fear. God does not punish them.