Job 21:1-11 ▼

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 At least listen to my words, and let that be the consolation you offer.

3 Bear with me while I speak; and after I have spoken, you can mock!

4 Is my complaint toward any human being? Why should I not be impatient?

5 Look at me and be appalled, put your hands over your mouths.

6 When I think of it, I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh.

7 Why do the wicked keep on living, grow old, become mighty in power?

8 Their progeny is secure in their sight; their offspring are before their eyes.

9 Their homes are safe, without fear, and the rod of God is not upon them.

10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.

11 They let their young run free like sheep, their children skip about.