They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!

Your iniquity teaches you what to say,
and you choose the language of the crafty.

What do you know that we don’t?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?

What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Listen to me and I will inform you.
I will describe what I have seen,

what was declared by wise men
and was not suppressed by their ancestors,

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

Is there no end to your empty words?
What provokes you that you continue testifying?

Even if I speak, my suffering is not relieved,
and if I hold back, what have I lost?

Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
A fire unfanned by human hands will consume him;
it will feed on what is left in his tent.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”

For what does he care about his family once he is dead,
when the number of his months has run out?

Who would denounce his behavior to his face?
Who would repay him for what he has done?

Yet you say: “What does God know?
Can He judge through thick darkness?

They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”

“Surely our opponents are destroyed,
and fire has consumed what they left behind.”

I would learn how He would answer me;
and understand what He would say to me.

But He is unchangeable; who can oppose Him?
He does what He desires.

He will certainly accomplish what He has decreed for me,
and He has many more things like these in mind.

For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?

I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.

He dams up the streams from flowing
so that he may bring to light what is hidden.

What use to me was the strength of their hands?
Their vigor had left them.

For what portion would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.

what could I do when God stands up to judge?
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:

I am young in years,
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell you what I know.

Therefore I say, “Listen to me.
I too will declare what I know.”

I too will answer;
yes, I will tell what I know.

My words come from my upright heart,
and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

If there is an angel on his side,
one mediator out of a thousand,
to tell a person what is right for him

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Let us judge for ourselves what is right;
let us decide together what is good.

What man is like Job?
He drinks derision like water.

If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I have to say.

Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”

Should God repay you on your terms
when you have rejected His?
You must choose, not I!
So declare what you know.

For you ask, “What does it profit You,
and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin?”

If you sin, how does it affect God?
If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to Him?

If you are righteous, what do you give Him,
or what does He receive from your hand?

God tells them what they have done
and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

Teach us what we should say to Him;
we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

What supports its foundations?
Or who laid its cornerstone

What road leads to the place where light is dispersed?
Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?
How long will you love what is worthless
and pursue a lie?Selah

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”

The wicked wander everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;
listen closely to me; hear what I say.

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

May He give you what your heart desires
and fulfill your whole purpose.

They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.

Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.

Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

“What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?

Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,
to erase all memory of them from the earth.

Do not let them say in their hearts,
“Aha! Just what we wanted.”
Do not let them say,
“We have swallowed him up!”

Trust in the Lord and do what is good;
dwell in the land and live securely.

Turn away from evil and do what is good,
and dwell there forever.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?

I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?

Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.

Come and listen, all who fear God,
and I will tell what He has done for me.

God, Your way is holy.
What god is great like God?

A Maskil of Asaph.My people, hear my instruction;
listen to what I say.

They forgot what He had done,
the wonderful works He had shown them.

They ate and were completely satisfied,
for He gave them what they craved.

I will listen to what God will say;
surely the Lord will declare peace
to His people, His godly ones,
and not let them go back to foolish ways.

Also, the Lord will provide what is good,
and our land will yield its crops.

I will not violate My covenant
or change what My lips have said.

What man can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah

For You have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what You have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of Your hands.

Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.

where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

For He knows what we are made of,
remembering that we are dust.

He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for.

He gave them what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease among them.

Let a creditor seize all he has;
let strangers plunder what he has worked for.

The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.

Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.

Confirm what You said to Your servant,
for it produces reverence for You.

You are good, and You do what is good;
teach me Your statutes.

My eyes grow weary
looking for what You have promised;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

ע AyinI have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.