[1] Will no one answer all this nonsense? Does talking so much put you in the right? [3] Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless? [4] You claim that what you say is true; you claim you are pure in the sight of God. [5] How I wish God would answer you! [6] He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge. God is punishing you less than you deserve. [7] Can you discover the limits and bounds of the greatness and power of God? [8] The sky is no limit for God, but it lies beyond your reach. God knows the world of the dead, but you do not know it. [9] God's greatness is broader than the earth, wider than the sea. [10] If God arrests you and brings you to trial, who is there to stop him? [11] God knows which people are worthless; he sees all their evil deeds. [12] Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame. [13] Put your heart right, Job. Reach out to God. [14] Put away evil and wrong from your home. [15] Then face the world again, firm and courageous. [16] Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more. [17] Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn. [18] You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest. [19] You won't be afraid of your enemies; many people will ask you for help. [20] But the wicked will look around in despair and find that there is no way to escape. Their one hope is that death will come.
