14. They die in their youth,and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes.
15. He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions,he reveals himself to them by their suffering.
16. And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress,to a wide place, unrestricted,and to the comfort of your tablefilled with rich food.
17. But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked,judgment and justice take hold of you.
18. Be careful that no one entices you with riches;do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
19. Would your wealth sustain you,so that you would not be in distress,even all your mighty efforts?
20. Do not long for the cover of nightto drag people away from their homes.
21. Take heed, do not turn to evil,for because of this you have been tested by affliction.
22. Indeed, God is exalted in his power;who is a teacher like him?
23. Who has prescribed his ways for him?Or said to him, ‘You have done what is wicked’?
24. Remember to extol his work,which people have praised in song.
25. All humanity has seen it;people gaze on it from afar.
26. “Yes, God is great – beyond our knowledge!The number of his years is unsearchable.