1. Then Job answered and said:
2. At least listen to my words,and let that be the consolation you offer.
3. Bear with me while I speak;and after I have spoken, you can mock!
4. Is my complaint toward any human being?Why should I not be impatient?
5. Look at me and be appalled,put your hands over your mouths.
6. When I think of it, I am dismayed,and shuddering seizes my flesh.
7. Why do the wicked keep on living,grow old, become mighty in power?
8. Their progeny is secure in their sight;their offspring are before their eyes.
9. Their homes are safe, without fear,and the rod of God is not upon them.
10. Their bulls breed without fail;their cows calve and do not miscarry.