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For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.

But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.

For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.

For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless,

For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.

For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him,

And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.

Hear, hear ye my words, for I will declare in your hearing.

For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire?

for thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.

For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of wrath.

For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;

if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.

For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.

For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;

For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up.

For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!

For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?

Will a wise man give for answer a mere breath of wisdom? and does he fill up the pain of his belly,

For what knowest thou, that, we know not? or what understandest thou, which we do not also?