^{5 Ref} Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

^{6 Ref} For thou hast taken a pledge from 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 honourable man 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, 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, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

^{14 Ref} Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

^{15 Ref} Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

^{16 Ref} Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: