Finally, Job recognizes God’s power and intentions, admitting that they are beyond his understanding. Before, Job had known God through the teachings of tradition; now, immersed in the Mystery, he has a more direct knowledge of Him and renounces everything he has said. Is he showing repentance for his supposed sins? Surely not, for God is not served with lies. Job may have gone too far in his eagerness to understand, but his sufferings are not the result of sin. What he truly understands now is the fragility and limitation of the human condition (6, “dust and ashes”).