Job 9
Job replies to Bildad
But God will not agree that anyone is completely honest.
But God can ask 1,000 questions which we cannot answer.
It is impossible to argue with him.
When he is angry he can knock them down.
He can even move it from the place where it belongs.
He can stop the stars shining at night.
He did not need anyone to help him. And he tells the seas what they should do.
He made the
He also put the stars in their places in the south sky.
And nobody can count the surprising things that he has done.
He may go somewhere else. And I cannot see where he has gone.
No one can ask him what he is doing.
They may fight against him but they will not beat him.
There are no words that I can use.
I can only ask him to be kind and to
But even then he would not listen to the things that I say.
He would hurt me for no reason.
Instead, he would make me very sad.
And no one can ask him to explain what he has done.
But my words do not show that this is true.
I may be completely honest.
But when I speak, no one believes me.
But my life is not important and I
So I say, “God kills both good people and very bad people.”
But even if he is very sad, God does not do anything to help him.
And the
It must be God who lets those things happen.
I do not know anyone else that would do that.
But even if I live for many years, I will not be happy.
A bird can catch a small animal in a moment. My life seems to be as short as that.
And I may try to forget about all my troubles.
God does not agree that I am an honest man. I know that.
So I do not see why I should continue to argue with him.
and I might clean my hands with powder.
I would be so dirty that I could not wear my own clothes.
We cannot argue with each other in
What I say may be true. But no one can check if it is true.
If that were possible, then I would not be afraid any more.
But it is not possible, so I cannot speak.’