He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!"

But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!

"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields;

"Have I ever said, 'Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor'?

If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.

He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him.

for I do not know how to give honorary titles, if I did, my Creator would quickly do away with me.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,

If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?

But no one says, 'Where is God, my Creator, who gives songs in the night,

He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

From whose womb does the ice emerge, and the frost from the sky, who gives birth to it,

"Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young?

Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth?

"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"