Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Though he shall slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.

When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp around my tabernacle.

Therefore they say to God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not its ways, nor abide in its paths.

He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

Though it is given him to be in safety, on which he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth its place.

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

If my step hath turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to my hands;

For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is its place,

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach him.