You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind,

“Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,

In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.

when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;

You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder?

just as I was in my most productive time, when God’s intimate friendship was experienced in my tent,

Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?

In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,

That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.

when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil!

“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors,

If I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise?’, and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.

Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?