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But as for me. I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause,

But he saves their lives from the sword, and the poor from the hand of the mighty.

So there shall be hope for the poor, but the wicked shall shut his mouth.

Until when wilt thou not forgive my transgressions and remove my iniquity? For now I shall lie in the dust; and thou shalt seek me, but I shall be no more.

For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are like a shadow;

The wicked shall put his trust in his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

Truly, I know that it is so; but how can a man be declared innocent before God?

If I am not justified I would not resist, but I would make supplication to my judge.

He will not suffer me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and their strength shall vanish away together with the hope of their souls.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; but to whom are such things as these not known?

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you;

But I would speak to the Almighty, and with my reproof would I reason with God.

But you are forgers of lies; you are all healers of no value.

But man dies, and fades away; yea, man perishes, and he is no more.

But his flesh upon him shall have pal,, and his soul within him shall mourn.

But now he has troubled me, and yet has preserved all of my testimony.

Thou didst appoint me and I became a witness, but my lies have testified against me; and I spoke in his presence.

I was at ease, but he has smitten me; he has also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his target.