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Job 23:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Today I complain bitterly, because God has been cruel and made me suffer.

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I am sick of life! And from my deep despair, I complain to you, my God.

and let you know that wisdom has many different sides. You would then discover that God has punished you less than you deserve.

Job said:

If I knew where to find God, I would go there

You have rebelled against God, time after time, and have even insulted us.

And so, I cry out to you in agony and distress.

Night and day your hand weighed heavily on me, and my strength was gone as in the summer heat.

and to sit silently alone, if this is what the LORD intends.

“Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry.