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?