14. They die in their youth;their life ends among male cult prostitutes.
15. God rescues the afflicted by their affliction;He instructs them by their torment.
16. Indeed, He lured you from the jaws of distressto 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; do not let a large ransom lead you astray.
19. Can your wealth or all your physical exertionkeep you from distress?
20. Do not long for the nightwhen 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 affliction.
22. Look, God shows Himself exalted by His power.Who is a teacher like Him?
23. Who has appointed His way for Him,and who has declared, “You have done wrong”?
24. Remember that you should praise His work,which people have sung about.
25. All mankind has seen it;people have looked at it from a distance.
26. Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of His years cannot be counted.
27. For He makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,
28. which the clouds pour outand shower abundantly on mankind.