<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;As soon as the ear heard these things,<n id="1" /> it blessed me,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,p>

<p class="poetry">Does he not see my waysp> <p class="poetry">and count all my steps?p>

<p class="poetry">If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing,p> <p class="poetry">or a poor man without a coat,p>

<p class="poetry">if I looked at the sun<n id="1" /> when it was shining,p> <p class="poetry">and the moon advancing as a precious thing,p>

<p class="poetry">His flesh wastes away from sight,p> <p class="poetry">and his bones, which were not seen,p> <p class="poetry">are easily visible.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He redeemed my life<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">from going down to the place of corruption,p> <p class="poetry">and my life sees the light!&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">For his eyes are on the ways of an individual,p> <p class="poetry">he observes all a person&#8217;s<n id="1" /> steps.p>

<p class="poetry">Gaze at the heavens and see;p> <p class="poetry">consider the clouds, which are higher than you!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Therefore people fear him,p> <p class="poetry">for he does not regard all the wise in heart.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Have the gates of death been revealed to you?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Have you entered the storehouse<n id="1" /> of the snow,p> <p class="poetry">or seen the armory<n id="2" /> of the hail,p>

<p class="poetry">Scatter abroad<n id="1" /> the abundance<n id="2" /> of your anger.p> <p class="poetry">Look at every proud man<n id="3" /> and bring him low;p>

<p class="poetry">Look at every proud man and abase him;p> <p class="poetry">crush the wicked on the spot!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let its morning stars<n id="1" /> be darkened;p> <p class="poetry">let it wait<n id="2" /> for daylight but find none,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">nor let it see the first rays<n id="4" /> of dawn,p>

<p class="poetry">Or why<n id="1" /> was<n id="2" /> I not buried<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">like a stillborn infant,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">like infants<n id="5" /> who have never seen the light?<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Remember<n id="1" /> that my life is but a breath,p> <p class="poetry">that<n id="2" /> my eyes will never again<n id="3" /> see happiness.p>

<p class="poetry">If<n id="1" /> he passes by me, I cannot see<n id="2" /> him,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">If I am guilty,<n id="1" /> woe<n id="2" /> to me,p> <p class="poetry">and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I am full of shame,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and satiated with my affliction.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he<n id="1" /> knows deceitful<n id="2" /> men;p> <p class="poetry">when he sees evil, will he not<n id="3" /> consider it?<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">whom I will see for myself,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and whom my own eyes will behold,p> <p class="poetry">and not another.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">My heart<n id="3" /> grows faint within me.<n id="4" />p>