If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say…. But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold” Job is frustrated that he cannot go where God is to confront him. He wants to stand face-to-face with God and hear God’s explanation for his suffering. He complains that he does not know where to find God, but God knows where to find him, presumably to inflict suffering on him. Then Job speaks from his self-righteousness, that when God has done his worst on him, he will still be righteous. In other words, even God cannot make him sin!
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