The righteousperisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are takenaway, noneconsideringthat the righteous is takenawayfrom the evil to come.
Among the smoothstones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to themhastthoupoured a drinkoffering, thouhastoffered a meatoffering. Should I receivecomfort in these?
Behind the doorsalso and the postshastthou set up thy remembrance: for thouhastdiscoveredthyself to anotherthan me, and art gone up; thouhastenlarged thy bed, and madethee a covenantwiththem; thoulovedsttheir bed wherethousawest it.
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidstthou not, There is no hope: thouhastfound the life of thinehand; thereforethouwast not grieved.
And of whomhastthoubeenafraid or feared, thatthouhastlied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peaceeven of old, and thoufearest me not?
Whenthoucriest, let thy companiesdeliverthee; but the windshallcarrythem all away; vanityshalltakethem: but he thatputteth his trust in me shallpossess the land, and shallinherit my holymountain;
For thussaith the high and lofty One thatinhabitetheternity, whosename is Holy; I dwell in the high and holyplace, with him alsothat is of a contrite and humblespirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contriteones.