Remember to extol ¹  his work, which people have praised in song.

He causes everyone to stop working, ¹  so that all people ²  may know ³  his work.

Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

Is it good for you ¹  to oppress, ²  to ³  despise the work of your hands, while ⁴  you smile ⁵  on the schemes of the wicked?

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of ¹  the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

For he repays a person for his work, ¹  and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him. ² 

On the flinty rock man has set to work ¹  with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. ² 

In the north ¹  when he is at work, ²  I do not see him; ³  when he turns ⁴  to the south, I see no trace of him.

Have you ¹  not made a hedge ²  around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed ³  the work of his hands, and his livestock ⁴  have increased ⁵  in the land.

You will call ¹  and I ²  – I will answer you; you will long for ³  the creature you have made. ⁴ 

then he reveals ¹  to them what they have done, ²  and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.

Like ¹  wild donkeys in the desert they ²  go out to their labor, ³  seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides ⁴  food for them and for their children.

Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit ¹  your labor to it?

Like a servant ¹  longing for the evening shadow, ²  and like a hired man looking ³  for his wages, ⁴ 

All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.

Will it make a pact ¹  with you, so you could take it ²  as your slave for life?

If I lift myself up, ¹  you hunt me as a fierce lion, ²  and again ³  you display your power ⁴  against me.

to turn a person from his sin, ¹  and to cover a person’s pride. ² 

She is harsh ¹  with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

He gives back the ill-gotten gain ¹  without assimilating it; ²  he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce. ³