Quotes About Faith

“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.

Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.

If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ëWhat are You doing?í

How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?

For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.

For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.

He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.

If I were to say, ëI will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,í

I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.

Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.

Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.

Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.

I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.

Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?