Study Desk

Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand.

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden.

His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.

If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you.

Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place.

Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

It is he who takes away the mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his wrath:

If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

For I would be crushed by his storm, my wounds would be increased without cause.

Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:

Are your days as the days of man, or your years like his,

But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.