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"But he has not presented his words against me, Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.

"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;

"But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.

"But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,

"There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil people.

"Behold, God is mighty but does not reject anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

"He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

"But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword, And die without knowledge.

"But the godless in heart nurture anger; They do not call for help when He binds them.

"But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.

"Now people do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them.

And I said, 'As far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop'?

"I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, And on His Law he meditates day and night.

The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

"But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain."

But You, LORD, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

But know that the LORD has set apart the godly person for Himself; The LORD hears when I call to Him.