Everything I feared and dreaded has happened to me.
After a feast was over, Job would send and have them made clean. Early in the morning Job would offer a burnt offering for each of them, because he thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this every time.
Great fears overwhelm me. They blow my honor away as if by a great wind, and my safety disappears like a cloud.
But when I hoped for good, only evil came to me; when I looked for light, darkness came.
I fear destruction from God, and I fear his majesty, so I could not do such things.
I still dread all my suffering. I know you will hold me guilty.
You have feared the sword, but I will bring a sword against you, says the Lord God.
