Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

He runneth upon him with a'stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, Though I entreat him with my mouth.

If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.

Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.

Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?

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

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

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

Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.

Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.

How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

For God'shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:

For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

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

He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?-

Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;

Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

If they hearken and serve him , They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.

Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?

Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.

Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?

Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.