If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
If thou -- thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,
Yet I -- I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,
Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.