Eliphaz from Teman said: Please be patient and listen to what I have to say. Remember how your words have guided and encouraged many in need. But now you feel discouraged when struck by trouble. You respect God and live right, so don't lose hope! No truly innocent person has ever died young. In my experience, only those who plant seeds of evil harvest trouble, and then they are swept away by the angry breath of God.
Here Job is accused for being inconsistent: he does not practice what he preaches. Evildoers attack those who try to live a good life in two ways: they accuse them of being deceitful in what they say and of failing to act in accordance with their noble beliefs. Now they acknowledge that Job has spoken in truth, but accuse him of failing to reflect it in his deeds. The tone of understanding give way to recrimination, and inflict a greater injury on the upright whom they claim to defend. The message gives the notion that suffering is punishment for sin. Job challenges the truth of the principle that identifies suffering with punishment for sin. And he does this on the basis of his own experience.
Daily Prayer: Father, I understand that trouble will come. Jesus said not to worry about tomorrow, because today has enough trouble of its own. For this reason when I am afraid or in need of comfort, I ask it from you who will give a son or daughter according to their need. In your holy name I pray Amen.
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