He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.

But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold on thee .

And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?

Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.

But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased.

But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother's breasts.

But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.

Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit; Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.