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Wherefore, ye men of mind, hearken unto me, - Far be it, that, GOD, should be lawless, or, the Almighty, be perverse!

For, what any son of earth doeth, he repayeth him, and, according to every man's course, he causeth him to find.

Nay, verily, GOD, will not condemn unjustly, - nor, the Almighty, pervert justice.

Who set him in charge of the earth? Or who appointed him the whole world?

If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.

All flesh together, would cease to breathe, and, the earth-born, unto dust, would return.

If then thou hast understanding, hear this, Give thou ear to the teaching of my words: -

Shall, the very hater of right, control? Or, the just - the mighty one, wilt thou condemn?

Doth one say to a king, Abandoned one! Or, Lawless one! unto nobles?

For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all.

In a moment, they die, even in the middle of the night, - A people are convulsed when they pass away, A mighty one is removed, without hand;