"Will it be wellwhenHe examinesyou? Orwill you deceiveHim as one deceivesa man?
"With Him are strengthand soundwisdom,The misledand the misleaderbelong to Him.
"But mandiesand liesprostrate.Manexpires,and whereis he?
"Surelymockersare with me, And my eyegazeson their provocation.
Joboughtto be triedto the limit,Becausehe answerslike wickedmen.
Searchme, O God,and knowmy heart;Tryme and knowmy anxiousthoughts;
Would not Godfindthisout? For He knowsthe secretsof the heart.
And nowdo not carryon as scoffers,Oryour fetterswill be madestronger;For I have heardfrom the LordGODof hostsOf decisivedestructionon allthe earth.
"I, the LORD,searchthe heart,I testthe mind,Even to giveto eachmanaccording to his ways,According to the resultsof his deeds.
