Whateverexistshas alreadybeen named,and it is knownwhatmanis; for he cannotdisputewith him whois strongerthanhe is.
Then the LORDGodcalledto the man,and saidto him, "Whereare you?"
"Whydo you complainagainstHim That He does not givean accountof allHis doings?
"Will the faultfindercontendwith the Almighty?Let him who reprovesGodanswerit."
"For [He is] not a manas I am that I may answerHim, That we may goto courttogether.
As for man,his daysare like grass;As a flowerof the field,sohe flourishes.
"Surelyeverymanwalksabout as a phantom;Surelythey makean uproarfor nothing;He amasses[riches] and does not knowwhowill gatherthem.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
That whichis has beenalreadyand that whichwill be has alreadybeen,for Godseekswhat has passedby.
For thereare manywordswhich increasefutility.What[then] is the advantageto a man?
"Behold,one will comeup like a lionfrom the thicketsof the Jordanagainsta perenniallywatered pasture;for in an instantI will make him runaway from it, and whoeveris chosenI shall appointoverit. For whois likeMe, and whowill summonMe [into court]? And whothenis the shepherdwhocan standagainstMe?"
Ordo we provokethe Lordto jealousy?We are not strongerthan He, are we?
