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They say, 'God lays up one's [fn] iniquity for his children';Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.

For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half?

For you say,'Where is the house of the prince?And where is the tent, [fn] The dwelling place of the wicked?'

For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.

Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?

For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.

You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.

For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.

For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.

The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, "No eye will see me'; And he disguises his face.

In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light.

For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow.

They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain.

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

"Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.