“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;
Let it wait for light but have none,
And let it not see the breaking dawn;

“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity
And those who sow trouble harvest it.

“I have seen the foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.

“But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;

“Indeed, you have now become such,
You see a terror and are afraid.

“Now please look at me,
And see if I lie to your face.

“Remember that my life is but breath;
My eye will not again see good.

“The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;
Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, but I will not be.”

“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

“Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him;
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.

“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.

‘Have You eyes of flesh?
Or do You see as a man sees?

That You should seek for my guilt
And search after my sin?

‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb?
Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!

“For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity without investigating.

“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

“I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;

“Even after my skin is destroyed,
Yet from my flesh I shall see God;

Whom I myself shall behold,
And whom my eyes will see and not another.
My heart faints within me!

He perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

“The eye which saw him sees him no longer,
And his place no longer beholds him.

“Let his own eyes see his decay,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an abundance of water covers you.

‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the vault of heaven.’

“The righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,

When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;
He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.

“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see His days?

“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’
And he disguises his face.

“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you act foolishly?

“He hews out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.

“For He looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.

“Does He not see my ways
And number all my steps?

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering,

“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’

“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.

Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity,
I will not do it again’?

“Look at the heavens and see;
And behold the clouds—they are higher than you.

“All men have seen it;
Man beholds from afar.

“Now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.

“Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

“From there he spies out food;
His eyes see it from afar.

“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You;