Post by 13asCD…7vtm

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig {about thee, and} thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

Because thou shalt forget {thy} misery, {and} remember {it} as waters {that} pass away:

For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope {shall be as} the giving up of the ghost. {they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them} {the giving...: or, a puff of breath}

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? {cut...: or, make a change} {hinder...: Heb. turn him away?}

If iniquity {be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}

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

The measure thereof {is} longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

For vain man would be wise, though man be born {like} a wild ass's colt. {vain: Heb. empty}