Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?
I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
“But please, come back again, all of you, For I shall not find one wise man among you.
For You have hidden their heart from understanding; Therefore You will not exalt them.
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”
Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother be humiliated in your sight.
“How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place?