“That day— let it be pitch-black. Let Eloah above not even care about it. Let no light shine on it.

Why give light to those whose paths have been hidden, to those whom Eloah has fenced in?

Eloah destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.

‘Can any mortal be righteous to Eloah? Can any human being be pure to his maker?’

“You see, Eloah doesn’t trust his own servants, and he accuses his angels of making mistakes.

Blessing Comes When God Corrects You

“Blessed is the person whom Eloah corrects. That person should not despise discipline from Shadday.

because the arrows of Shadday have found their target in me, and my spirit is drinking their poison. Eloah’s terrors line up in battle against me.

“How I wish that my prayer would be answered— that Eloah would give me what I’m hoping for,

that Eloah would finally be willing to crush me, that he would reach out to cut me off.

Eloah does not hold back his anger. Even Rahab’s helpers bow humbly in front of him.

“How can I possibly answer Eloah? How can I find the right words to speak with him?

A human like me cannot answer Eloah, ‘Let’s take our case to court.’

Eloah should take his rod away from me, and he should not terrify me.

I will say to Eloah, ‘Don’t condemn me. Let me know why you are quarreling with me.

I only wish Eloah would speak and open his mouth to talk to you.

He would tell you the secrets of wisdom, because true wisdom is twice as great as your wisdom, and you would know that Eloah forgets your sin.

God Can Do as He Pleases

“Can you discover Eloah’s hidden secrets, or are you able to find Shadday’s limits?

I am a laughingstock to my neighbors. I am one who calls on Eloah and expects an answer. A man of integrity, a man who is righteous, has become a laughingstock.

Did you listen in on Eloah’s council meeting and receive a monopoly on wisdom?

the spokesman for my thoughts. My eyes drip with tears to Eloah

But my witness will plead for a human in front of Eloah. The Son of Man will plead for his friend!

then I want you to know that Eloah has wronged me and surrounded me with his net.

What God Has Done to Me

“Eloah has blocked my path so that I can’t go on. He has made my paths dark.

“Have pity on me, my friends! Have pity on me because Eloah’s hand has struck me down.

Even after my skin has been stripped off my body, I will see Eloah in my own flesh.