Have You not put a hedge [of protection] around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands [and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him], and his possessions have increased in the land.

“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;
They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.

“His strong scales are his pride,
Bound together as with a tight seal.

“Why is the light of day given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?