“Why did I not die at birth, and why did I not expire as I came out of the womb?

That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.

He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!”

The angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.

If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation. For both prophet and priest go about their own business in the land without having any real understanding.’”