Job claims he is innocent and God is guilty of mistreating him.
You know I am innocent, but who can defend me against you?
You claim to be innocent and argue that your beliefs are acceptable to God.
I have prepared my case well, and I am certain to win.
though I am not violent, and my prayers are sincere.
Though I pray to be rescued from this torment, no whisper of justice answers me.
I am desperate because God All-Powerful refuses to do what is right. As surely as God lives,
Kindness and justice were my coat and hat;
Finally, these three men stopped arguing with Job, because he refused to admit that he was guilty.
that you are innocent, guilty of nothing.
Then we can decide the case and give a just verdict.
Stop accusing me falsely; my reputation is at stake.
Does God All-Powerful stand in the way of justice?
He would strike me with a storm and increase my injuries for no reason at all.
You people of Israel, say, "God pays no attention to us! He doesn't care if we are treated unjustly." But how can you say that?