It is higher than the heavens – what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol – what can you know?

But you say, ‘What will it profit you,’ and, ‘What do I gain by not sinning?’

How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

Danger awaits one who says to his father, “What in the world are you fathering?” and to his mother, “What in the world are you bringing forth?”

If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him?

If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?

“O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

The Maidens to The Beloved: Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would command us in this manner?

Here is a message about Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”

‘How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel!

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

How can I repay the Lord for all his acts of kindness to me?

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?

Jacob became angry and argued with Laban. “What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban. “What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?

Then all the nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?”