Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. —PSALM 102:1–2

His wife said to him,“Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”He replied,“You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” — JOB 2 : 9 – 1 0

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said,“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. —PSALM 137:1–5

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

—PROVERBS 28:1

What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous? If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water! —JOB 15:14–16

Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. When their spirit departs , they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

—PSALM 146:3–4

Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest? One man dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease, his body well nourished, his bones rich with marrow. Another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good. Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both.

—JOB 21:22–26

How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him. —PSALM 4:2–3

My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy. They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey. —JOB 9:25–26

There are three things that are too amazing for me,

four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden. —PROVERBS 30:18–19