5. But atah (now) it is come upon thee, and thou art impatient; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy tikveh, and the blamelessness of thy ways?
7. Consider now, who ever perished, being naki (innocent)? Or where were the yesharim (upright ones) cut off?
8. Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow amal (trouble), reap the same.
9. By the neshamah (breath) of Eloah they perish, and by the ruach of His nostrils are they consumed.
10. The roaring of the aryeh, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11. The old lion perisheth for lack of teref (prey), and the stout lion's cubs are scattered.
12. Now a davar was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.