For now, I have lain down, and am quiet, I have slept -- then there is rest to me,

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

Who long for death, but there is none,
And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

I was not careless, nor was I secure, nor had I settled down, - when there came - consternation!

There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.

And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

“They were put to shame and disappointed because they had trusted [that they would find water];
They came there and were ashamed.

How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

Can papyrus grow tall where [there is] not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.

One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

And that if there was cause for pride, you would go after me like a lion; and again put out your wonders against me:

It's a gloomy land, like deepest darkness; where there's no order, and where even the brightness is like darkness.'"

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."

They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

[The] tents of [the] destroyers are at peace, and [there is] security for those who provoke God, [for those] whom God brings into his hand.

"Among old persons there is wisdom, and among the aged is understanding.

With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

"Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.

he shall make me whole: And why? There may no hypocrite come before him.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.

What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

I heard many like there: comforters of vexation ye all.

Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,

Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!

Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust.

Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.

There catcheth him - by the heel - a gin, there holdeth him fast - a noose:

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

His remembrance perishes from [the] earth, and [there is] not a name for him on [the] street.

[There is] no offspring for him nor a descendant among his people, and there is not a survivor in his abode.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

My bone hangeth to my skin, and my flesh is away; there is left me only the skin about my teeth.

whom I will see for myself. My own eyes will look at him there won't be anyone else for me! He is the culmination of my innermost desire."

Did not ye say, "Why doth he suffer persecution?" Is there found an occasion against me?

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

"For the same cause do my thoughts compel me to answer. And why? My mind is tossed here and there.

There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

He shall flee from the armour of iron, - There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!

He hath drawn it out, and it hath come forth out of his back, - yea the flashing arrow-head, out of his gall, There shall march on him - terrors:

Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures.
An unfanned fire will devour him;
It will consume the survivor in his tent.

When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering: -

Lo, there is utterly no goodness in them, therefore will not I have to do with the counsel of the ungodly.

His buckets are full of milk, and there is no loss of strength in his bones.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

“Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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

Shew thyself to be one with him - I pray thee - and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

Considering then that there is no time hid from the Almighty, how happeneth it, that they which know him, will not regard his days?

There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

The eye of the ungodly is like the adulterer, that waiteth for the darkness, and sayeth thus in himself, 'Tush, there shall no man see me,' and so he disguiseth his face.

If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"