Afflicted Saints: should Acknowledge the Justice of Their Chastisements

You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? …

Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.