Lamentations 3:27-39

English Standard Version

²⁷^(A)It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke ^(B)in his youth.

²⁸Let him ^(C)sit alone in silence
    when it is laid on him;
²⁹^(D)let him put his mouth in the dust—
    there may yet be hope;
³⁰^(E)let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
    and let him be filled with insults.

³¹^(F)For the Lord will not
    cast off forever,
³²but, though he ^(G)cause grief, ^(H)he will have compassion
    ^(I)according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
³³^(J)for he does not afflict from his heart
    or ^(K)grieve the children of men.

³⁴To crush underfoot
    all ^(L)the prisoners of the earth,
³⁵^(M)to deny a man justice
    in the presence of the Most High,
³⁶to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
    ^(N)the Lord does not approve.

³⁷^(O)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
    unless the Lord has commanded it?
³⁸^(P)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that good and bad come?
³⁹^(Q)Why should a living man complain,
    a man, about the punishment of his sins?