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"Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I will see God,

Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him.

"Yet they say to God, 'Go away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

"Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the advice of the wicked is far from me.

"From the city people groan, And the souls of the wounded cry for help; Yet God does not pay attention to the offensiveness.

"Yet does one in a heap of ruins not reach out with his hand, Or in his disaster does he not cry out for help?

And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, yet they had condemned Job.

"Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.

Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!

His ways succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.

Yet You are holy, You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel.

Yet You are He who brought me forth from the womb; You made me trust when upon my mother's breasts.

Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging for bread.

Yet You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor, And do not go out with our armies.

Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with deep darkness.

Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.

His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water. Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.

But as for me, I will wait continually, And will praise You yet more and more.