![]() ![]() Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended. If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives, ``If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together ``I would declare to Him the number of my steps Like a prince I would approach Him. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, I would bind it to myself like a crown. ``Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written, ``Have I covered my transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,īecause I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors? ``The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. ``Have the men of my tent not said, `Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'? ``No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse. ``Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him? That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,Īnd my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much ``If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, ![]() ``For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing. Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate, If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her), Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it ``If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, ``Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb? ![]() What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him? ``If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, ``For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase. ``For that would be a lustful crime Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges. May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her. ``If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway, Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted. ``If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity. ``If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit, ``Does He not see my ways And number all my steps? ``Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity? ``And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high? ``I have made a covenant with my eyes How then could I gaze at a virgin? For all our days, God is the One we can count on. When our plans have failed and people have disappointed us, He is always there, steady as a rock. We can fully trust the reliability of His Word and His responses to our prayers.īecause God’s character is not affected by time, place, people, or circumstances, He is more trustworthy than even the closest human friend. In addition to these excellent traits, God always speaks the truth (Titus 1:2). There’s no person, place, or thing in all of creation that’s outside of the Lord’s presence (Ps. No authority in heaven or on earth can thwart His purposes (Job 42:2). God has power over all things nothing is outside His control. ![]() His knowledge is complete-no circumstance is hidden from Him there is no motive or thought process that He does not discern. Our Father knows what is happening for every person at every moment (Prov. We can completely depend on the Lord’s steadfastness because He is: Thankfully, this is not the case with God, who is “the same yesterday and today, and forever” (Heb. People come and go, and each season turns into the next continual change is normal in our life. ![]()
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