Read the Bible

² Today I complain bitterly,
because God has been cruel
    and made me suffer.
³ If I knew where to find God,
I would go there
⁴     and argue my case.
⁵ Then I would discover
    what he wanted to say.
⁶ Would he overwhelm me
    with his greatness?
No! He would listen
⁷     because I am innocent,
and he would say,
    "I now set you free!"

⁸ I cannot find God anywhere—
in front or back of me,
⁹     to my left or my right.
God is always at work,
    though I never see him.
¹⁰ But he knows what I am doing,
and when he tests me,
    I will be pure as gold.
¹¹ I have never refused to follow
    any of his commands,
¹² and I have always treasured
    his teachings.^[a]
13 But he alone is God,
    and who can oppose him?
God does as he pleases,
¹⁴ and he will do exactly
    what he intends with me.
¹⁵ Merely the thought
of God All-Powerful
¹⁶     makes me tremble with fear.
¹⁷ God has covered me
    with darkness,
    but I refuse to be silent.^[b]