It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth.
Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,
So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him;