1-2. Are you finally through with your windy speech?
3. God never twists justice;he never fails to do what is right.
4. Your children must have sinned against God,and so he punished them as they deserved.
5. But turn now and plead with Almighty God;
6. if you are so honest and pure,then God will come and help youand restore your household as your reward.
7. All the wealth you lost will be nothingcompared with what God will give you then.
8. Look for a moment at ancient wisdom;consider the truths our ancestors learnt.
9. Our life is short, we know nothing at all;we pass like shadows across the earth.
10. But let the wise ancestors teach you;listen to what they had to say: