He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work.

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud.”

“I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all!

Surely now he has worn me out, you have devastated my entire household.

My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.’

While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,

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

“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

But you, however, are inventors of lies; all of you are worthless physicians!

All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. the full force of misery will come upon him.

“One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times?

If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?

He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing.

For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.