Study Desk

I am torn apart by worry and pain; I have had day after day of suffering.

My skin has turned dark; I am burning with fever.

Let God weigh me on honest scales, and he will see how innocent I am.

Will no one listen to what I am saying? I swear that every word is true. Let Almighty God answer me. If the charges my opponent brings against me were written down so that I could see them,

and began to speak. Elihu I am young, and you are old, so I was afraid to tell you what I think.

I will not take sides in this debate; I am not going to flatter anyone.

I am ready to say what's on my mind.

All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.

"I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin.

He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive."

Now, Job, listen to what I am saying; be quiet and let me speak.

You men are so wise, so clever; listen now to what I am saying. <

He asks, "How could I lie and say I am wrong? I am fatally wounded, but I am sinless."

I am going to answer you and your friends too.

Be patient and listen a little longer to what I am saying on God's behalf. <

I am sure you can, because you're so old and were there when the world was made!

Are you trying to prove that I am unjust— to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?

You ask how I dare question your wisdom when I am so very ignorant. I talked about things I did not understand, about marvels too great for me to know.

So I am ashamed of all I have said and repent in dust and ashes.