Quotes about Adversity
He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
— Job 9:18
If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
— Job 9:27
Then Job answered:
— Job 12:1
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
— Job 12:5
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
— Job 12:25
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
— Job 15:21
Then Job answered:
— Job 16:1
You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
— Job 16:8
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
— Job 16:10
I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
— Job 16:12
He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.
— Job 16:14
I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.
— Job 16:15