22. Then may my arm fall from the shoulder,my forearm be broken at the elbow!
23. For I dread calamity from God,and his majesty will overpower me.
24. Had I put my trust in goldor called fine gold my security;
25. Or had I rejoiced that my wealth was great,or that my hand had acquired abundance—
26. Had I looked upon the light as it shone,or the moon in the splendor of its progress,
27. And had my heart been secretly enticedto blow them a kiss with my hand,
28. This too would be a crime for condemnation,for I should have denied God above.
29. Had I rejoiced at the destruction of my enemyor exulted when evil came upon him,
30. Even though I had not allowed my mouth to sinby invoking a curse against his life—
31. Had not the men of my tent exclaimed,“Who has not been filled with his meat!”
32. No stranger lodged in the street,for I opened my door to wayfarers—
33. Had I, all too human, hidden my sinsand buried my guilt in my bosom