^{5 Ref} Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

^{6 Ref} For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

^{7 Ref} Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

^{8 Ref} But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

^{9 Ref} Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

^{10 Ref} Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

^{11 Ref} Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

^{12 Ref} Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

^{13 Ref} And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

^{14 Ref} Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

^{15 Ref} Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

^{16 Ref} Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,