Truly, in saying this you are wrong; for God is greater than man.
In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.
And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?
Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.
See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.
I will give my answer; I will put forward my knowledge:
For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.
Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,
I will make answer to you and to your friends:
Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.
O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.
But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?