Did I say, Bring to me? or Give a reward for me of your substance?

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro to the dawning of the day.

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say to him, What doest thou?

If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse.

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

I will say to God, Do not condemn me; show me why thou contendest with me.

But ye would say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

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

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

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is exaltation; and he shall save the humble person.

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

He looketh upon men, and if any shall say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

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

Teach us what we shall say to him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are?