2 “If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient?But who can keep from talking?
3 Certainly, you have instructed many people:When hands were weak, you made them strong.
4 When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words.When knees were weak, you gave them strength.
5 But trouble comes to you, and you’re impatient.It touches you, and you panic.
6 Doesn’t your fear of God give you confidenceand your lifetime of integrity give you hope?
7 “Now think about this:Which innocent person ⌊ever⌋ died ⌊an untimely death⌋?Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.
8 Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery,they gathered its harvest.