God

Eyes of flesh hast Thou? As man seeth--seest Thou?

As the days of man are Thy days? Thy years as the days of a man?

That Thou inquirest for mine iniquity, And for my sin seekest?

For Thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.

Thy hands have taken pains about me, And they make me together round about, And Thou swallowest me up!

Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.

Dost Thou not as milk pour me out? And as cheese curdle me?

Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.

And these Thou hast laid up in Thy heart, I have known that this is with Thee.

If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,

If I have done wickedly--woe to me, And righteously--I lift not up my head, Full of shame--then see my affliction,

And it riseth--as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back--Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me.

Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare are with me.

And why from the womb Hast Thou brought me forth? I expire, and the eye doth not see me.

And thou sayest, `Pure is my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, Some of thine iniquity.

By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?

If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it?

For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider it !

If thou--thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter is the perfect righteous one.

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

`Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

With Him are wisdom and might, To him are counsel and understanding.