² “Truly, I know it is so,
    but how can a man be righteous with God?
³ If one would dispute with Him,
    he cannot answer Him once in a thousand times.
⁴ He is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
    Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
⁵ He who removes mountains, and they know not,
    who overturns them in His anger.
⁶ He who shakes the earth out of its place,
    and its pillars tremble.
⁷ He who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
    he seals off the stars.
⁸ He who alone spreads out the heavens,
    and treads on the waves of the sea.
⁹ He who makes the Bear, Orion, and Pleiades,
    and the constellations of the south.
¹⁰ He who does great things, beyond discovery,
    yes, and wonders beyond number.
¹¹ Yes, He would cross before me, and I would not see Him;
    He would pass on by, but I would not perceive Him.
¹² Yes, He takes away; who can hinder Him?
    Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
¹³ God will not withdraw His anger.
    The proud helpers bow down beneath Him.