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Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake thy law.

At midnight I rise to praise thee, because of thy righteous ordinances.

Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in thy word.

Let the godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.

With open mouth I pant, because I long for thy commandments.

My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep thy law.

My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget thy words.

I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep thy commands.

Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is lost.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked;

So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

because sometimes a man who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by a man who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.

Keep the king's command, and because of your sacred oath be not dismayed;

Because sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the sons of men is fully set to do evil.