Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

"Because you're the one who closed their hearts to compassion; therefore, you won't let them triumph.

"Therefore my anxious thoughts cause me to answer because I'm agitated within me.

Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.

Therefore I'm saying, "Listen to me!' Then I'll declare what I know.

"Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,

Therefore humanity fears him, which none of the wise can quite comprehend."