6. If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? Or if thy peysha'im be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
7. If thou be tzaddik (righteous), what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thine yad?
8. Thy resha (wickedness) may hurt an ish as thou art; and thy tzedek may profit the ben adam.
9. They cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the zero'a of the rabbim.
10. But none saith, Where is Eloah Osai (G-d my Maker), Who giveth zemirot balailah (songs in the night);
11. Who teacheth us more than the behamot eretz, and maketh us wiser than the oph HaShomayim?
12. There they cry out, but none giveth answer, because of the ga'on (pride, arrogance) of ra'im (wicked men).
13. Surely El will not hear shav (vanity), neither will Shaddai regard it.