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

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

You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.

He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

“Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may.

Do you wish to torment a windblown leaf and chase after dry chaff?

For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

he wanders about – food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand.

He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

For the years that lie ahead are few, and then I will go on the way of no return.

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

“How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.