34. To crush underfootall the earth’s prisoners,
35. to deprive a person of his rightsin the presence of the Most High,
36. to defraud a person in a lawsuit – the Lord does not approve of such things!מ (Mem)
37. Whose command was ever fulfilledunless the Lord decreed it?
38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes – both calamity and blessing?
39. Why should any living person complainwhen punished for his sins?נ (Nun)
40. Let us carefully examine our ways,and let us return to the Lord.
41. Let us lift up our hearts and our handsto God in heaven:
42. “We have blatantly rebelled;you have not forgiven.”ס (Samek)
43. You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us;you killed without mercy.
44. You shrouded yourself with a cloudso that no prayer can get through.
45. You make us like filthy scumin the estimation of the nations.פ (Pe)