Rotherham(i)
13 Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
14 And yet been smitten all the day, And been rebuked morning by morning!
15 If I had thought, I will relate it thus, Lo! the circle of thy sons, had I betrayed. 16 When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes: 17 Until I could enter the holy places of God,––Could give heed to their hereafter:–– 18 Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,––Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. 19 How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased––come to an end, by reason of calamities. 20 As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
21 But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds; 22 But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee. 23 Nevertheless, I, am continually before thee, Thou hast taken hold of my right hand; 24 By thy counsel, wilt thou guide me, And, afterwards, unto glory, wilt thou take me. 25 Whom have I in the heavens? And, compared with thee, there is nothing I desire on earth. 26 Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart––and my portion, is God unto times age–abiding. 27 For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee. 28 But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness,––I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge,––That I may recount all thy works.
15 If I had thought, I will relate it thus, Lo! the circle of thy sons, had I betrayed. 16 When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes: 17 Until I could enter the holy places of God,––Could give heed to their hereafter:–– 18 Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,––Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. 19 How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased––come to an end, by reason of calamities. 20 As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.
21 But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds; 22 But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee. 23 Nevertheless, I, am continually before thee, Thou hast taken hold of my right hand; 24 By thy counsel, wilt thou guide me, And, afterwards, unto glory, wilt thou take me. 25 Whom have I in the heavens? And, compared with thee, there is nothing I desire on earth. 26 Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart––and my portion, is God unto times age–abiding. 27 For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee. 28 But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness,––I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge,––That I may recount all thy works.