30. If you are so angry with your people, you yourself ought to punish them.”
31. When I had finished speaking, the angel who had come to me on a previous night was sent to me again.
32. He said, “Listen carefully to me, and I will teach you more.”
33. “Please go on, sir,” I said.So he continued, “Are you worried about the people of Israel? Do you think you love them more than God, who made them?”
34. “No, sir,” I replied. “I spoke as I did because I was so confused and upset. I am always troubled whenever I try to think about the ways of God Most High or to understand even a small part of what he does.”
35. “You cannot understand!” he answered.And I asked, “Why not, sir? In that case, why was I born? Why didn't I die before I was born? Then I wouldn't have seen the sufferings and troubles of the people of Israel.”