1. Then Job answered:
2. “Listen to what I say. Let this be your way of comforting me.
3. Be patient while I speak. Then after I have finished speaking, you may make fun of me.
4. “My complaint is not against people. There is a good reason why I am not patient.
5. Look at me and be shocked. Put your hand over your mouth, and stare at me in shock!
6. When I think about what happened to me, I feel afraid and my body shakes!
7. Why do evil people live long lives? Why do they grow old and successful?