The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf
or speak deceitfully for Him?

Would God’s majesty not terrify you?
Would His dread not fall on you?

Are God’s consolations not enough for you,
even the words that deal gently with you?

He will not escape from the darkness;
flames will wither his shoots,
and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,
for God’s hand has struck me.

The possessions in his house will be removed,
flowing away on the day of God’s anger.

I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.

I would be as I was in the days of my youth
when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

For he has said, “A man gains nothing
when he becomes God’s friend.”

But now, because God’s anger does not punish
and He does not pay attention to transgression,

Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you,
for there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.

Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out
or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?

Listen to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s wonders.

Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?

He is the foremost of God’s works;
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.