Remarks on President McKinley. Job 9:1-35. Who can contend with God? In ch. 9, Job responds to Bildad's speech by expressing God's power (v. 1-13), God's arbitrary power (v. 14-24), and his own despair (v. 25-35). Believers must remember that suffering is in God's hands. While difficult, it can produce spiritual maturity and glory to God.