"His sonsare farfrom safety,They are even oppressedin the gate,And thereis nodeliverer.
and behold,a greatwindcamefrom acrossthe wildernessand struckthe fourcornersof the house,and it fellon the youngpeopleand they died,and I alonehave escapedto tellyou."
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"His sonsfavorthe poor,And his handsgivebackhis wealth.
"Thoughhis sonsare many,they are destined for the sword;And his descendantswill not be satisfiedwith bread.
"Ifyour sonssinnedagainst Him, Then He deliveredthem into the powerof their transgression.
Salvationis farfrom the wicked,For they do not seekYour statutes.
How blessedis the manwhosequiveris fullof them; They will not be ashamedWhenthey speakwith their enemiesin the gate.
Orhe will tearmy soullike a lion,Draggingme away,while thereis noneto deliver.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
Wisdomis [too] exaltedfor a fool,He does not openhis mouthin the gate.
For I knowyour transgressionsare manyand your sinsare great,[You] who distressthe righteous[and] acceptbribesAnd turnasidethe poorin the gate.
He shall fleeto oneof thesecities,and shall standat the entranceof the gateof the cityand statehis casein the hearingof the eldersof that city;and they shall takehim into the cityto them and givehim a place,so that he may dwellamongthem.
