28. Let him sit alone and keep silent,Because God has laid it on him;
29. Let him put his mouth in the dust—There may yet be hope.
30. Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,And be full of reproach.
31. For the Lord will not cast off forever.
32. Though He causes grief,Yet He will show compassionAccording to the multitude of His mercies.
33. For He does not afflict willingly,Nor grieve the children of men.
34. To crush under one’s feetAll the prisoners of the earth,
35. To turn aside the justice due a manBefore the face of the Most High,
36. Or subvert a man in his cause—The Lord does not approve.
37. Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass,When the Lord has not commanded it?
38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most HighThat woe and well-being proceed?
39. Why should a living man complain,A man for the punishment of his sins?
40. Let us search out and examine our ways,And turn back to the Lord;
41. Let us lift our hearts and handsTo God in heaven.
42. We have transgressed and rebelled;You have not pardoned.
43. You have covered Yourself with angerAnd pursued us;You have slain and not pitied.
44. You have covered Yourself with a cloud,That prayer should not pass through.
45. You have made us an offscouring and refuseIn the midst of the peoples.