'Laid' in the Bible

“Oh, that my grief could actually be weighedAnd placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!

“The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one.

“You have taken a firm hold on me and have shriveled me up,It has become a witness [against me];And my leanness [and infirmity] rises up [as evidence] against me,It testifies to my face [about my guilt].

Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures.An unfanned fire will devour him;It will consume the survivor in his tent.

The princes stopped talkingAnd put their hands on their mouths;

“If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman,Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],

“Who put God in charge over the earth?And who has laid on Him the whole world?

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.

“On what were its foundations fastened?Or who laid its cornerstone,