If you trust in anything other than God, you will come to nothing, Bildad tells Job.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
so perishes the hope of the godless.
What he trusts in is fragile;
what he relies on is a spider's web.
He leans on his web, but it gives way;
he clings to it, but it does not hold. - Job 8:13-15 NIV
'But if you're blameless,' he goes on to say, 'God will not reject you.'
"Indeed, I know that this is true." Job replies,
But how can a mortal be righteous before God?
When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him....
....If he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who can say to him, 'What are you doing?' - Job 9:1-12 NIV
'What good does it do me to complain to God,' Job asks, 'Even you, my friends, think that I must have done something wrong to deserve this. But I maintain my innocence. How can I confront God. How can I confront my creator'.
If only I had never come into being,
or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!
Are not my few days almost over?
Turn away from me so I can have a moment's joy
before I go to the place of no return,
to the land of gloom and deep shadow, - Job 10:19-21 NIV
'I'm not leaning on a spider web,' Job says. 'I trust God, but I see no good outcome for me. I may as well die.'
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