Why doesn't the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment?Why must the godly wait for Him in vain?Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers.They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.They take the orphan's donkey and demand the widow's ox as security for a loan.The poor are pushed off the path...Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, the poor must spend all their time looking fo...  Read More

Then Job replied:"Even today my complaint is bitter; His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.If only I knew where to find Him;If only I could go to His dwelling!I would state my case before HimAnd fill my mouth with arguments.I would find out what He would answer me,And consider what He would say to me…But if I go to the east, He is not there;If I go to the west, I do not find Him.When He is at ...  Read More

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: ..."Submit to God and be at peace with Him;In this way prosperity will come to you.Accept instructions from His mouthAnd lay up His words in your heart.If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:If you remove wickedness far from your tentAnd assign your nuggets to the dust,Your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,Then the Almighty will be your gold...  Read More

Then Job spoke again:Why do the wicked prosper,Growing old and powerful?They live to see their children grow old and settle down,And they enjoy their grandchildrenTheir homes are safe from every fear,And God does not punish them.Their bulls never fail to breed.Their cows bear calves and never miscarry. . . They spend their days in prosperity,Then go down to the grave in peace.And yet they say to G...  Read More

Don't you realize that from the beginning of time,Ever since people were first placed on the earth,The triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavensAnd their heads touch the clouds,Yet they will vanish forever. . . Those who knew them will ask, 'Where are they?'. . . They enjoyed the sweet taste ...  Read More

My relatives stay far away,And my friends have turned against me.My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me.My servants and maids consider me a stranger.I am like a foreigner to them.When I call my servant, he doesn't come;I have to plead with him!My breath is repulsive to my wife.I am rejected by my own family. . . My close friends detest me.Those I loved have turned against me. . ...  Read More