The soul is always complicated. Most of its thought and emotions could never be expressed in plain language.

You could have the patience of Job and still never understand your partner (or friend or lover or family member), because the soul by nature doesn’t lend itself to understanding or to clarity of expression. We may have to enter the confusion of another’s soul, with no hope of ever finding clarity, without demanding that the other be clear in expressing her feelings and without the hope that one day this person will finally grow up or get better or express herself more plainly.
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Gender-inclusive version:

The soul is always complicated. Most of its thought and emotions could never be expressed in plain language.

You could have the patience of Job and still never understand your partner (or friend or lover or family member), because the soul by nature doesn’t lend itself to understanding or to clarity of expression. We may have to enter the confusion of another’s soul, with no hope of ever finding clarity, without demanding that the other be clear in expressing his or her feelings and without the hope that one day this person will finally grow up or get better or express herself or himself more plainly.