24. “If I put my confidence in goldor said to fine gold, ‘I trust you’. . . .
25. If I enjoyed being very richbecause my hand had found great ⌊wealth⌋. . . .
26. If I saw the light shineor the moon move along in its splendor
27. so that my heart was secretly tempted,and I threw them a kiss with my hand,
28. then that, too, would be a criminal offense,and I would have denied God above.
29. “If I enjoyed the ruin of my enemyor celebrated when harm came to him
30. (even though I didn’t speak sinfullyby calling down a curse on his life). . . .
31. “If the people who were in my tent had said,‘We wish we had never filled ⌊our stomachs⌋ with his food’. . . .
32. (The visitor never spent the night outside,because I opened my door to the traveler.)
33. “If I have covered my disobedience like Adamand kept my sin to myself,
34. because I dreaded the large, noisy crowdand because the contempt of the ⌊local⌋ mobs terrified meso that I kept quiet and didn’t go outside. . . .
35. “If only I had someone who would listen to me!Look, here is my signature!Let the Almighty answer me.Let the prosecutor write ⌊his complaint⌋ on a scroll.
36. I would certainly carry it on my shoulderand place it on my head like a crown.
37. I would tell him the number of my stepsand approach him like a prince.
38. “If my land has cried out against me,and its furrows have wept. . . .