Small and great are there, and the slave is free from his master.

Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,

“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

Or ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?

I dread all my sufferings, for I know that you do not hold me blameless.

“Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?

For you have said, ‘My teaching is flawless, and I am pure in your sight.’

But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being.

For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear.

If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.

that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?

he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands.”

There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.

If you have any words, reply to me; speak, for I want to justify you.

and if God is gracious to him and says, ‘Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,’

And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.