Job 40:2
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“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
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“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,