I saidto myselfconcerningthe sonsof men,"Godhas surely testedthem in order for them to seethat they are but beasts."
Howmuchlessone who is detestableand corrupt,Man,who drinksiniquitylike water!
"Will you reallyannulMy judgment?Will you condemnMe that you may be justified?
But manin [his] pompwill not endure;He is likethe beaststhat perish.
As sheepthey are appointedfor Sheol;Deathshall be their shepherd;And the uprightshall ruleover them in the morning,And their formshall be for Sheolto consumeSothat they have nohabitation.
Against You, You only,I have sinnedAnd donewhatis evilin Your sight,Sothat You are justifiedwhen You speakAnd blamelesswhen You judge.
Then I was senselessand ignorant;I was [like] a beastbeforeYou.
May it neverbe! Rather,let Godbe foundtrue,thougheveryman[be found] a liar,as it is written,"THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIEDIN YOUR WORDS,AND PREVAILWHENYOU ARE JUDGED."
And [He did so] to make knownthe richesof His gloryupon vesselsof mercy,whichHe prepared beforehandfor glory,
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
For, "ALLFLESHIS LIKEGRASS,AND ALLITS GLORYLIKETHE FLOWEROF GRASS.THE GRASSWITHERS,AND THE FLOWERFALLS OFF,
But these,likeunreasoninganimals,bornas creatures of instinctto be capturedand killed,revilingwherethey have no knowledge,will in the destructionof thosecreatures alsobe destroyed,
