"It is [all] one;thereforeI say,He destroysthe guiltlessand the wicked.'
Is it rightfor You indeedto oppress,To rejectthe laborof Your hands,And to lookfavorablyon the schemesof the wicked?
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
Your handsfashionedand mademe altogether,And would You destroyme?
"For I knowthat You will bringme to deathAnd to the houseof meetingfor allliving.
Allfleshwould perishtogether,And manwould returnto dust.
"For he has said,It profitsa mannothingWhen he is pleasedwith God.'
"Sonof man,prophesyand say,'Thussaysthe LORD.'Say,A sword,a swordsharpenedAnd alsopolished!
