35. denying justice to a man in the presence of the Most High,
36. or suppressing a person’s lawsuit —the Lord does not approve of these things.
37. Who is there who speaks and it happens,unless the Lord has ordained it?
38. Do not both adversity and goodcome from the mouth of the Most High?
39. Why should any living person complain,any man, because of the punishment for his sins?
40. Let us search out and examine our ways,and turn back to the Lord.
41. Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:
42. We have sinned and rebelled;You have not forgiven.
43. You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;You have killed without compassion.
44. You have covered Yourself with a cloudso that no prayer can pass through.
45. You have made us disgusting filthamong the peoples.
46. All our enemiesopen their mouths against us.
47. We have experienced panic and pitfall, devastation and destruction.
48. My eyes flow with streams of tearsbecause of the destruction of my dear people.
49. My eyes overflow unceasingly,without end,