16 He also allured you out of distress
    into (A)a broad place where there was no cramping,
    and what was set on your (B)table was full of (C)fatness.

17 “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
    judgment and justice seize you.
18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing,
    and let not the greatness of (D)the ransom turn you aside.
19 Will your (E)cry for help avail to keep you from distress,
    or all the force of your strength?
20 Do not long for (F)the night,
    when peoples vanish (G)in their place.
21 Take care; (H)do not turn to iniquity,
    for this you have chosen rather than affliction.

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16 Indeed, he lured you from the jaws[a] of distress
to a spacious and unconfined place.
Your table was spread with choice food.
17 Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches;[b]
do not let a large ransom[c] lead you astray.(A)
19 Can your wealth[d] or all your physical exertion
keep you from distress?(B)
20 Do not long for the night
when nations will disappear from their places.
21 Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity,
for that is why you have been tested by[e] affliction.

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Footnotes

  1. 36:16 Lit from a mouth of narrowness
  2. 36:18 Or you into mockery
  3. 36:18 Or bribe
  4. 36:19 Or cry for help
  5. 36:21 Or for you have preferred this to