² “Can a man be of benefit to God?^(B)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?^(C)
3 What pleasure^(D) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?^(E)
    What would he gain if your ways were blameless?^(F)

⁴ “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
    and brings charges against you?^(G)

²¹ “Submit to God and be at peace^(A) with him;^(B)
    in this way prosperity will come to you.^(C)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth^(D)
    and lay up his words^(E) in your heart.^(F)
23 If you return^(G) to the Almighty, you will be restored:^(H)
    If you remove wickedness far from your tent^(I)
24 and assign your nuggets^(J) to the dust,
    your gold^(K) of Ophir^(L) to the rocks in the ravines,^(M)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,^(N)
    the choicest silver for you.^(O)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty^(P)
    and will lift up your face^(Q) to God.^(R)
27 You will pray to him,^(S) and he will hear you,^(T)
    and you will fulfill your vows.^(U)
28 What you decide on will be done,^(V)
    and light^(W) will shine on your ways.^(X)
29 When people are brought low^(Y) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
    then he will save the downcast.^(Z)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,^(AA)
    who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”^(AB)

² “Even today my complaint^(AC) is bitter;^(AD)
    his hand^[a] is heavy in spite of^[b] my groaning.^(AE)
3 If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!^(AF)
4 I would state my case^(AG) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.^(AH)
5 I would find out what he would answer me,^(AI)
    and consider what he would say to me.
⁶ Would he vigorously oppose me?^(AJ)
    No, he would not press charges against me.^(AK)
7 There the upright^(AL) can establish their innocence before him,^(AM)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.^(AN)