‘Yet these [present evils] You have hidden in Your heart [since my creation]:
I know that this was within You [in Your purpose and thought].

“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].

“Do you not know this from the old days,
Since the time that man was placed on the earth,

“How then can you vainly comfort me with empty words,
Since your answers remain untrue?”

“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

“You [must] know, since you were born then,
And because you are so extremely old!

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.