Job 16:12-22 - Everything Was Going Well
12 "He tore me apart when I was at ease; grabbing me by my neck, he shook me to pieces then he really made me his target. 13 His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground. 14 Attack follows attack as he breaks through my defenses! He runs over me like a mighty warrior.
15 "I've even sewn sackcloth directly to my skin; I've buried my strength in the dust. 16 My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids, 17 even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure."
18 "Listen, earth! Don't cover my blood, for my outcry has no place to rest. 19 Even now, behold! I have a witness in heaven, my Advocate is on high. 20 My friends mock me, while my eyes overflow with tears to God, 21 crying for him to arbitrate between this man and God; as a human being does with his fellow neighbor. 22 For when only a few years have elapsed, I'll start down a path from which I'll never return."