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That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the ioy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?

That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.

There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.

As for mee, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Therefore they say vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.

God layeth vp his iniquitie for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his moneths is cut off in the middest?

For ye say, where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

Will hee reproue thee for feare of thee? will he enter with thee into iudgment?

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

But as for the mightie man, hee had the earth, and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Which said vnto God, Depart from vs, and what can the Almightie doe for them?

For then shalt thou haue thy delight in the Almightie, and shalt lift vp thy face vnto God.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

For he performeth the thing that is appointed for mee: and many such things are with him.

For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse, they take the widowes oxe for a pledge.

Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children.

They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter.