<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Oh that<n id="1" /> my request would be realized,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and that God would grant me what I long for!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;O that<n id="1" /> my words were written down,p> <p class="poetry">O that they were written on a scroll,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who can make<n id="1" /> a clean thing come from an unclean?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">No one!p>

<p class="poetry">He does not allow the wicked to live,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but he gives justice to the poor.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Why does God<n id="2" /> give<n id="3" /> light to one who is in misery,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and life to those<n id="5" /> whose soul is bitter,p>

<p class="poetry">But if only God would speak,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">if only he would open his lips against you,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If only you would keep completely silent!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For you, that would be wisdom.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O that I knew<n id="1" /> where I might find him,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">that I could come<n id="3" /> to his place of residence!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">God<n id="1" /> may let them rest in a feeling of security,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but he is constantly watching<n id="3" /> all their ways.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it,p> <p class="poetry">nor can its price be weighed out in silver.p>

<p class="poetry">It is by these that he judges<n id="1" /> the nationsp> <p class="poetry">and supplies food in abundance.p>

<p class="poetry">The breath of God produces ice,p> <p class="poetry">and the breadth of the waters freeze solid.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;O that<n id="1" /> you would hide me in Sheol,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and conceal me till your anger has passed!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">O that you would set me a time<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and then remember me!<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">if<n id="1" /> the members of my household<n id="2" /> have never said,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;If only there were<n id="4" /> someonep> <p class="poetry">who has not been satisfied from Job&#8217;s<n id="5" /> meat!&#8217; &#8211;p>

<p class="bodytext">But<n id="1" /> Satan answered the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Skin for<n id="2" /> skin!<n id="3" /> Indeed, a man will give up<n id="4" /> all that he has to save his life!<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;If only I had<n id="1" /> someone to hear me!p> <p class="poetry">Here is my signature &#8211; <n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">let the Almighty answer me!p> <p class="poetry">If only I had an indictment<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">that my accuser had written.<n id="4" />p>