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"But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

See, he will kill me; I have no hope; but I will defend my ways to his face.

But mortals die, and are laid low; humans expire, and where are they?

"But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place;

But you are doing away with the fear of God, and hindering meditation before God.

But you, come back now, all of you, and I shall not find a sensible person among you.

Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!' I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice.

I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; I must myself plead with him.

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

How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood."

Yet he filled their houses with good things— but the plans of the wicked are repugnant to me.

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me.

on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.

But he stands alone and who can dissuade him? What he desires, that he does.

between their terraces they press out oil; they tread the wine presses, but suffer thirst.

These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways; and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"

they may pile it up, but the just will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.

They go to bed with wealth, but will do so no more; they open their eyes, and it is gone.