Quotes About Understanding

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

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

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 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.

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.

Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?

Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?

You have said, ëMy doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.í

But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.