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Yea he draggeth along the mighty by his strength, He riseth up, and none hath assurance of life;

It is given him to be secure, and confident, yet, his eyes, are upon their ways.

Dominion and dread, are with him, who causeth prosperity among his lofty ones;

Is there any number to his troops? And upon whom ariseth not his light?

Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes!

Who bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent beneath them;

Who shutteth-in the face of the throne, he spreadeth over it his cloud;

The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:

By his strength, hath he excited the sea, and, by his skill, hath he shattered the Crocodile:

By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.

Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?

And Job again took up his measure, and said: -

For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?

His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?

If his children be multiplied, for them, there is the sword, and, his offspring, shall not be filled with bread;

His survivors, by pestilence, shall come to the grave, and, his widows, shall not weep;

He hath built, like a moth, his house, - like a hut, which a watcher hath made.

The rich man, shall lie down, and not do it again, his eyes, hath he opened, and then is not.

An east wind shall lift him up, and he shall depart, and it shall sweep him away out of his place;

And He will cast upon him and not spare, Out of his hand, shall he, swiftly flee;