34. The Lord sees if any prisoner of the earthis crushed under his feet.
35. He sees if someone is treated unfairlybefore the Most High God.
36. The Lord seesif someone is cheated in his case in court.
37. Nobody can speak and have it happenunless the Lord commands it.
38. Both bad and good thingscome by the command of the Most High God.
39. No man should complainwhen he is punished for his sins.
40. Let us examine and look at what we have done.Then let us return to the Lord.
41. Let us lift up our hands and pray from our hearts.Let us say to God in heaven,
42. “We have sinned and turned against you.And you have not forgiven us.
43. “You wrapped yourself in anger and chased us.You killed us without mercy.
44. You wrapped yourself in a cloud.No prayer could get through.
45. You made us like scum and trashamong the other nations.