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They were taken, but there was not time; their foundation was poured out by a flood;

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there ; and backward, but I do not see Him;

to the left where He works, but I cannot see; He turns to the right, but I do not see Him .

But He knows the way with me. When I am tried, I shall come forth as gold.

But He is in one mind , and who can turn Him? Yea, His soul desires, and He does it .

They press out oil between their walls; they tread winepresses, but are thirsty.

They are lifted up for a little while, but they are not; and they are brought low; they are gathered in like all others , and wither like the heads of ears of grain.

he may prepare, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is not.

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

But now the young in days laugh at me; those whose fathers I would have refused to set with the dogs of my flock.

I cried to You, but You did not answer me. I stood up, and You looked at me.

But it is a spirit in man giving them perception, even the breath of the Almighty.

For in one way God may speak, and in a second, but one does not regard it.

But if you have understanding, hear this; listen to the sound of my words:

But no one says, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

There they cry, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evildoers.

He will not keep the wicked alive, but He gives justice to the afflicted.

He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, but they are like kings on the throne; yea, He causes them to sit forever, and they are very high.

But if they do not hear, they shall pass away by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.