Job 12:4,5

People often say stupid things to someone who is suffering. Perhaps they do not try to understand the problem. Or perhaps they talk too much. Sometimes it is better just to listen. Often our prayers achieve more than our advice. Sympathy is better than arguments. We should aim for an attitude of quiet friendship with someone who suffers.

Job’s friends did not think that Job was trusting God. But Job’s words show his confidence in God.

Many unfair things happen

v6 But thieves do not have troubles. They might upset God. But God still makes them strong.

v7-9 God himself behaves this way. The animals know this. The birds in the sky know this. The fish in the sea know this. Even the animals in the soil know this. v10 But God gives life to every animal. And people can only live while God allows them to breathe.