Job 36:16-21

International Children’s Bible

¹⁶ “God is gently calling you from the jaws of trouble.
    He is calling you to an open place of freedom.
    There he has set your table full of the best food.
¹⁷ But now you are given the punishment evil people should have.
    Now you are being punished.
¹⁸ Be careful! Don’t be led away from God by riches.
    Don’t let a promise of much money turn you away.
¹⁹ Neither your wealth nor all your great strength
    will keep you out of trouble.
²⁰ Don’t wish for the night.
    That is when people are taken from their homes.
²¹ Be careful not to turn to evil,
    which you seem to want more than suffering.