International Children’s Bible

Job 9:19-26 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

19. When it comes to strength, God is stronger than I.And when it comes to justice, no one can accuse him!

20. Even if I were right, my own mouth would say I was wrong.If I were innocent, my mouth would say I was guilty.

21. “I am innocent.But I don’t think about myself.I hate my own life.

22. It is all the same. That is why I say,‘God destroys both the innocent and the evil people.’

23. A whip may bring sudden death.And God will laugh when good people suffer.

24. When land falls into the hands of evil people,God covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.If it is not God who does this, then who is it?

25. “My days go by faster than a runner.They fly away without my seeing even a little joy.

26. They glide past like boats made of papyrus plants.My days are like eagles that swoop down on animals they attack.