5 People who have an easy life look down on those who have problems. They think trouble comes only to those whose feet are slipping.
6 Why doesn't anyone bother the tents of robbers? Why do those who make God angry remain secure? They carry the statues of their gods in their hands!
7 "But ask the animals what God does. They will teach you. Or ask the birds of the air. They will tell you.
8 Or speak to the earth. It will teach you. Or let the fish of the ocean educate you.
9 Are there any of those creatures that don't know what the powerful hand of the Lord has done?
10 He holds the life of every creature in his hand. He controls the breath of every human being.
11 Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn't. And our ears tell us what's true and what isn't.