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For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.

For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is ready for me.

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.

They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.

That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever!

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth: