約伯今天所說的話告訴我們，上主的道路、祂的意念和祂的作為是無法測度的。

在約伯的抗議脈絡中，這些話其實是個疑問：如果我們無法參透上主的道路，那麼我們的思想又有什麼意義呢？它們豈不是毫無用處？

我們豈不是被囚禁在一個狹小的牢籠內，而我們的思想只會加深我們的悲傷？

約伯還需要大約三十章才能接近這個問題的答案。

在我們的生活中，解決這樣的衝突或許需要更長的時間。幸運的是，如果我們讓約伯引領我們走向那等待著我們的神秘臨在，那麼閱讀《約伯傳》將對我們有所幫助。

The words Job utters today tell us of the incommensurability of God’s ways, of His thoughts and of His deeds.

In the context of Job’s protest, these words are a kind of question: if we cannot fathom God’s ways, what is then the meaning of our thoughts? Are they not useless? Are we not locked in a narrow cage, while our thoughts only increase our sorrow?

It will take Job about thirty more chapters of his book, to come close to an answer.

In our lives, the solution of such contradiction will perhaps take even more time. Luckily, the reading of the book of Job is of help, if we let him lead us towards the mysterious Presence that awaits us.