[It is] goodfor a manthat he should bearThe yokein his youth.
It is goodfor me that I was afflicted,That I may learnYour statutes.
Soteachus to numberour days,That we may presentto You a heartof wisdom.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
Rememberalso your Creatorin the daysof your youth,beforethe evildayscomeand the yearsdrawnearwhenyou will say,"I havenodelightin them";
[It is] goodthat he waitssilentlyFor the salvationof the LORD.
Let him sitaloneand be silentSinceHe has laid[it] on him.
