Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.

For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.

For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands,

You had thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment has abhorred me.

Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know Your ways.

For their good things were in [their] hands, but He regards not the works of the ungodly.

Who say, What will the Lord do to us? Or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

I will answer you, and your three friends.

You said, He that serves God labors in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept His ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

has he any confidence before Him? Or will [God] hear him as he calls upon Him?

Delight [yourself] in the Lord, and He shall grant you the desires of your heart.