Let it be cursed by those who put a curse on the day; who are ready to make Leviathan awake.

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;

What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

They go feeling about in the dark without light, wandering without help like those overcome with wine.

For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.

Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.

At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.

My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.

All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?

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

Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.

For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.

The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?

They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

The shades in the underworld are shaking; the waters and those living in them.

When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners.

They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods.