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God might injure you, but he will bandage those wounds. He might hurt you, but his hands also heal.

God will save you from death when there is famine. He will protect you from the sword when there is war.

People might say bad things about you with their sharp tongues. But God will protect you. You will not be afraid when bad things happen!

God All-Powerful has shot me with his arrows. My spirit feels their poison! God's terrible weapons are lined up against me.

"I wish I could have what I ask for. I wish God would give me what I want.

"Friends should be loyal to you in times of trouble, even if you turn away from God All-Powerful.

God, remember, my life is like a breath. I will not get a second chance to enjoy it.

God, why are people so important to you? Why do you even notice them?

God is always fair. God All-Powerful does what is right.

If your children sinned against God, he punished them. They paid for their sins.

But now, look to God and pray to the All-Powerful.

People who forget God are like that. Those who oppose him have no hope.

God does not support evil people, and he does not abandon the innocent.

"Of course, I know that this is true. But how can a human being win an argument with God?

God is so wise and powerful that no one could oppose him and survive.

When God is angry, he moves mountains before they know what happened.

"God made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades. He made the planets that cross the southern sky.

God will not hold back his anger. Even Rahab's helpers are afraid of him.

So I cannot argue with God. I would not know what to say to him.

I cannot defeat God. He is too powerful! I cannot take him to court for justice. Who could force him to come?