<p class="poetry">Look, I am just like you in relation to God;p> <p class="poetry">I too have been molded<n id="1" /> from clay.p>

<p class="poetry">Then I myself will acknowledge<n id="1" /> to youp> <p class="poetry">that your own right hand can save you.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry"><v id="(41:1)" /><n id="1" /> See, his expectation is wrong,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he is laid low even at the sight of it.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">including all the sheep and cattle,p> <p class="poetry">as well as the wild animals,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who obey them receive a rich reward.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated.p> <p class="poetry">Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted<n id="1" /> and humiliated.p>

<p class="poetry">Yes, the <sc>Lordsc> will bestow his good blessings,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and our land will yield<n id="2" /> its crops.p>

<p class="poetry">where your ancestors challenged my authority,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.p>

<p class="poetry">They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, in the name of the <sc>Lordsc> I pushed them away.p>

<p class="poetry">Though rulers plot and slander me,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">your servant meditates on your statutes.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Since my youth they have often attacked me,p> <p class="poetry">but they have not defeated me.p>

<p class="poetry">so<n id="1" /> I myself will laugh<n id="2" /> when disaster strikes you,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I will mock when what you dread<n id="4" /> comes,p>

<p class="poetry">A generous person<n id="1" /> will be enriched,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the one who provides water<n id="3" /> for others<n id="4" /> will himself be satisfied.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even in laughter the heart may ache,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the end<n id="2" /> of joy may be<n id="3" /> grief.p>

<p class="poetry">A poor person is disliked<n id="1" /> even by his neighbors,p> <p class="poetry">but those who love the rich are many.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> works<n id="1" /> everything for its own ends<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">even the wicked for the day of disaster.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">When a person&#8217;s<n id="1" /> ways are pleasing to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he<n id="3" /> even reconciles his enemies to himself.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">both of them are an abomination to the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even a fool who remains silent is considered<n id="1" /> wise,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When a wicked person<n id="1" /> arrives, contempt<n id="2" /> shows up with him,p> <p class="poetry">and with shame comes<n id="3" /> a reproach.p>