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So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

so man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man's hope.

He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.

then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment."

"So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.

Yet their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

It is said that God lays up one's punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so that he may know it.

So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood."

it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.

Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see, as He traverses heaven's horizon.'

But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.

If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"

He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

So I thought: 'I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.