⁷ If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

² "Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

³ Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?

¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

³⁵ "Or who has first given to him, And it will be repaid to him again?"

¹⁰ Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'"

² My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."

¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.