15. He rescues suffering people through their suffering,and he opens their ears through distress.
16. “Yes, he lured you away from the jaws of troubleinto an open area where you were not restrained,and your table was covered with rich foods.
17. But you are given the judgment evil people deserve.A fair judgment will be upheld.
18. Be careful that you are not led astray with riches.Don’t let a large bribe turn you ⌊to evil ways⌋.
19. Will your riches save you from having to suffer?Will all your mighty strength help you?
20. Don’t look forward to the night,when people disappear from their places.
21. Be careful! Don’t turn to evil,because you have chosen evil instead of suffering.
22. “God does great things by his power.Is there any teacher like him?
23. Who can tell him which way he should go?Who can say to him, ‘You did wrong’?
24. Remember that you should praise his work.People have sung about it.
25. Every person has seen it.Mortals have looked at it from a distance.
26. “Certainly, God is so greatthat he is beyond our understanding.The number of his years cannot be counted.
27. He collects drops of water.He distills rain from his mist,
28. which then drips from the clouds.It pours down on many people.
29. Can anyone really understand how clouds spread outor how he thunders from his dwelling place?
30. Look, he scatters his flashes of lightning around himand covers the depths of the sea.