In spite of everything that had happened, Job did not sin by blaming God.

Listen to me, you men who understand! Will Almighty God do what is wrong?

Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.

Are you condemning the righteous God? Do you think that he hates justice?

He does not take the side of rulers nor favor the rich over the poor, for he created everyone.

(SEE 35:1)

Remember how great is God's power; he is the greatest teacher of all.

No one can tell God what to do or accuse him of doing evil.

"But you say, 'What the Lord does isn't right.' Listen to me, you Israelites. Do you think my way of doing things isn't right? It is your way that isn't right.

But one of you will say to me, "If this is so, how can God find fault with anyone? Who can resist God's will?"

After all, the man who makes the pots has the right to use the clay as he wishes, and to make two pots from the same lump of clay, one for special occasions and the other for ordinary use.

No, I will give my own answer now and tell you what I think.

I am going to answer you and your friends too.

God is so wise and powerful; no one can stand up against him.

But these are only hints of his power, only the whispers that we have heard. Who can know how truly great God is?

How strong God is! He despises no one; there is nothing he doesn't understand.

(SEE 40:1)

Are you trying to prove that I am unjust--- to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?

"Don't I have the right to do with you people of Israel what the potter did with the clay? You are in my hands just like clay in the potter's hands.