<p class="poetry">what wise men declare,p> <p class="poetry">hiding nothing,p> <p class="poetry">from the tradition of<n id="1" /> their ancestors,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If a man denounces his friends for personal gain,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the eyes of his children will fail.p>

<p class="poetry">I would give him an accounting of my steps;p> <p class="poetry">like a prince I would approach him.p>

<p class="poetry">then he reveals<n id="1" /> to them what they have done,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and their transgressions,p> <p class="poetry">that they were behaving proudly.p>

<p class="poetry">To whom<n id="1" /> did you utter these words?p> <p class="poetry">And whose spirit has come forth from your mouth?<n id="2" />p>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">His thunder announces the coming storm,p> <p class="poetry">the cattle also, concerning the storm&#8217;s approach.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Where were youp> <p class="poetry">when I laid the foundation<n id="1" /> of the earth?p> <p class="poetry">Tell me,<n id="2" /> if you possess understanding!p>

<p class="poetry">Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth?p> <p class="poetry">Tell me, if you know it all!p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;But now, ask the animals and they<n id="2" /> will teach you,p> <p class="poetry">or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.p>

<p class="poetry">No one denounces his conduct to his face;p> <p class="poetry">no one repays him for what<n id="1" /> he has done.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If there is an angel beside him,p> <p class="poetry">one mediator<n id="1" /> out of a thousand,p> <p class="poetry">to tell a person what constitutes his uprightness;<n id="2" />p>

and the Sabeans<n id="1" /> swooped down<n id="2" /> and carried them all away, and they killed<n id="3" /> the servants with the sword!<n id="4" /> And I &#8211; only I alone<n id="5" /> &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">for true wisdom has two sides<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">so that you would know<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">that God has forgiven some of your sins.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">you asked,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Who is this who darkens counselp> <p class="poetry">without knowledge?&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">But<n id="2" /> I have declared without understanding<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">things too wonderful for me to know.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">While this one was still speaking,<n id="1" /> another messenger arrived<n id="2" /> and said, &#8220;The fire of God<n id="3" /> has fallen from heaven<n id="4" /> and has burned up the sheep and the servants &#8211; it has consumed them! And I &#8211; only I alone &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, &#8220;The Chaldeans<n id="1" /> formed three bands and made a raid<n id="2" /> on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword!<n id="3" /> And I &#8211; only I alone &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>

and suddenly<n id="1" /> a great wind<n id="2" /> swept across<n id="3" /> the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they died! And I &#8211; only I alone &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>