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23:1  Job said:
23:2  Today I complain bitterly, because God has been cruel and made me suffer.
23:3  If I knew where to find God, I would go there
23:4  and argue my case.
23:5  Then I would discover what he wanted to say.
23:6  Would he overwhelm me with his greatness? No! He would listen
23:7  because I am innocent, and he would say, “I now set you free!”
23:8  I cannot find God anywhere— in front or back of me,
23:9  to my left or my right. God is always at work, though I never see him.
23:10  But he knows what I am doing, and when he tests me, I will be pure as gold. *
23:11  I have never refused to follow any of his commands,
23:12  and I have always treasured his teachings.
23:13  But he alone is God, and who can oppose him? God does as he pleases,
23:14  and he will do exactly what he intends with me. *
23:15  Merely the thought of God All-Powerful
23:16  makes me tremble with fear.
23:17  God has covered me with darkness, but I refuse to be silent.