Cross References

Job 23:2

New English Translation

“Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.

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“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom – for true wisdom has two sides – so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

Then Job answered:

O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!

For he adds transgression to his sin; in our midst he claps his hands, and multiplies his words against God.”

“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)

Let a person sit alone in silence, when the Lord is disciplining him.

“Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.