TSK · Proverbs 18:14

Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.

If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long,“Where is your God?”

Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.