Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off?

visit him every morning and test him every moment?

In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.

He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, and my hope has he pulled up like a tree.

In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.

He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’

He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it.

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?

He ranges the mountains as his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.

Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.

Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand.

He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride.”