But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us, - for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless;

and, our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers, have not kept thy law, - nor given heed unto thy commandments, or unto thy testimonies, wherewith thou hast testified against them.

and, the increase thereof, aboundeth unto the kings whom thou hast set over us, for our sins, - and, over our bodies, are they bearing rule, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and, in great distress, we are.

But, if thou, do indeed hold thy peace, at this time, respite and deliverance, will be appointed for the Jews, from another place, but, thou, and thy father's house, will perish, - and who knoweth whether, for a time such as this, thou hast attained unto the royal estate?

Then said the king unto Haman, Haste, take the apparel and the horse, just as thou hast said, and do even so unto Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting in the kings gate, - do not let fail a thing, of all which thou hast spoken!

And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife, and unto all his friends, everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men, and Zeresh his wife, unto him, If, of the seed of the Jews, is Mordecai before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt, utterly fall, before him.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?

Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

Lo! thou hast admonished many, and, slack hands, hast thou been wont to uphold:

Him that was stumbling, have thy words raised up, and, sinking knees, hast thou strengthened.

I have sinned, What can I do for thee, thou watcher of men? Wherefore hast thou set me as thine object of attack, or have I become, unto thee, a burden?

Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?

Eyes of flesh, hast thou? or, as a mortal seeth, seest thou?

Thine own hands, shaped me, and made me, all in unison round about, and yet thou hast confounded me.

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

Since thou hast said, Right is my doctrine, and pure am I in his eyes.

If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands -

And thou shalt he confident, that there is hope, and, when thou hast searched, securely shalt thou lie down;

And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?

If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.

Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.

Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:

Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.

In the secret council of GOD, hast thou been wont to hearken? Or canst thou attain for thyself unto wisdom?

But, now, hath he wearied me, thou hast destroyed all my family;

For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.

Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:

No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad:

Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?

How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?

Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?

But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard: -

Lo! in this, thou hast not been right - let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man.

Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.

If then thou hast understanding, hear this, Give thou ear to the teaching of my words: -

According to thy mind, must he requite it, that thou hast refused? For, thou, must choose, and not, I, What then thou knowest, speak!

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said - My righteousness is more than GOD'S.

Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction.

Who enjoined on him his way? and who ever said, Thou hast wrought perversity?

Since thy days began hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place;

Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? Or, through the secret recesses of the resounding deep, hast thou wandered?

Hast thou well considered, even the breadths of the earth? Tell - if thou knowest it all!

Hast thou entered into the treasuries of the snow? And, the treasuries of the hail, couldst thou see?

But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,

Rise! Yahweh, Save me, my God. Surely thou hast smitten all my foes on the cheekbone, The teeth of the lawless, hast thou broken.

When I cry, answer me, O mine own righteous God, In a strait place, thou hast made room for me, Show me favour, and hear my prayer.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, - beyond the season when, their corn and their new wine, have increased.

Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:

O Yahweh, our Lord! How majestic is thy Name, in all the earth, Who hast set thy splendour upon the heavens.

Out of the mouth of children and sucklings, hast thou laid a foundation of strength, - because of thine adversaries, to make foe and avenger be still.

When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,

For thou hast executed my right and my cause, Thou hast sat on the throne, judging righteously:

Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the lawless one, Their name, hast thou wiped out, to times age-abiding and beyond.

O enemy! complete are the desolations, evermore, - even cities, hast thou uprooted, The memory of, them, hath perished.

Thus let them who know thy Name, put confidence in thee, that thou hast not forsaken the searchers for thee, O Yahweh.

Thou hast seen! For, thou, mischief and misery, dost discern, to requite with thine own hand, Unto thee, doth, the unfortunate one, give himself up, To the fatherless, thou thyself, hast become a helper.

The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:

Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:

Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:

Who hath delivered me from my foes, - Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.

The longing of his heart, hast thou given him, and, the request of his lips, hast thou not withheld. Selah.

Life, he asked of thee, Thou hast given it him, length of days, to times age-abiding and beyond.

My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?

Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.

Save me from the mouth of the lion, - Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.

Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.

Do not hide thy face from me, Do not repulse, in thine anger, thine own servant, - My help, thou hast been, Do not send me away nor forsake me, O my saving God!

I will extol thee, O Yahweh, for thou hast drawn me up, - and not suffered my foes to rejoice over me.

O Yahweh! thou hast lifted, out of hades, my soul, Thou hast brought me back to life, from among those who were going down to the pit.

Thou hast turned my lamentation, into a dance for me, - Thou hast torn off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:

Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit - Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.

I will indeed exult and rejoice, in thy lovingkindness, - In that thou hast looked upon my humiliation, thou hast taken note that in distresses was my life;

And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.

How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee, - Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men.

Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.

Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:

Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee, - Surely, a mere breath, are all men, even such as stand firm. Selah.

I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.

When, by rebukes for iniquity, thou hast corrected a man, Then hast thou consumed, as a moth, all that was delightful within him, Surely, a breath, are all men. Selah.

Mighty things, hast thou done - Thou, Yahweh my God, Thy wonderful doings and thy purposes to-wards us, There is no setting them in order unto thee - I would tell, and would speak! - They are too great to rehearse.

Yahweh, will sustain him upon the bed of sickness, All his couch, hast thou transformed in his disease.

But, as for me, In my blamelessness, hast thou held me fast, And hast caused me to stand before thee unto times age-abiding.

I will say onto GOD, - my rock, Wherefore hast thou forgotten me? Wherefore in gloom should I go, because of oppression by the enemy?

For, thou, art my defending God - Wherefore hast thou rejected me? Wherefore in gloom should I wander, because of the oppression of an enemy?

For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And, them who hated us, hast thou put to shame.

But nay thou hast rejected, and confounded us, And wilt not go forth with our hosts;

Thou dost give us up like sheep to be devoured, And, amongst the nations, hast thou scattered us.

Thou dost sell thy people for, no-value, And hast not made increase by their price.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness, - For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.

But, to the lawless one, God saith, What hast, thou, to do, to recount my statutes? Or that thou hast taken up my covenant upon thy mouth?

Seeing that, thou, hast hated correction, And hast cast my words behind thee;

Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;

These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set thine offences in order before thine eyes.

Lo! faithfulness, hast thou desired in the inward parts, Yea, in the hidden part, wilt thou cause me to know, wisdom.

Wilt thou cause me to hear joy and gladness? The bones thou hast crushed would exult.

There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger, - Thou hast put him to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.

My wandering, hast, thou, recorded, - Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not rescue my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.