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For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth;

be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment."

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

he will perish for ever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'

For he has crushed and abandoned the poor, he has seized a house which he did not build.

Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures; a fire not blown upon will devour him; what is left in his tent will be consumed.

This is the wicked man's portion from God, the heritage decreed for him by God."

As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?

You say, 'God stores up their iniquity for their sons.' Let him recompense it to themselves, that they may know it.

For what do they care for their houses after them, when the number of their months is cut off?

For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked dwelt?'

Who declares his way to his face, and who requites him for what he has done?

Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you, and enters into judgment with you?

For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

For God abases the proud, but he saves the lowly.

There an upright man could reason with him, and I should be acquitted for ever by my judge.

For he will complete what he appoints for me; and many such things are in his mind.

for I am hemmed in by darkness, and thick darkness covers my face.

They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.