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You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

…while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’

Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

…and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

…and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

…and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

…and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

…then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.

…then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.

Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.

When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.

They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.

Without clothing, they spend the night naked; they have no covering against the cold.

Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.

They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.

Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.

For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!

They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.

They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.

Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.

If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!

“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!

How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!

The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.

He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.

He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.

By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”