3. Does God supplant judgment, or does the Almighty subvert that which is just?
4. And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,
5. even so, you should arise early to God, so as to beseech the Almighty.
6. If you approach with purity and honesty, he will quickly be attentive to you, and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness,
7. so much so that, if your former things were small, your latter things would be multiplied greatly.
8. For inquire of the earliest generation, and investigate diligently the history of the fathers,
9. (of course, we are but of yesterday and are ignorant that our days on earth are like a shadow,)
10. and they will teach you; they will speak with you and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.