3. Give me a chance to speak and then,when I am through, sneer if you like.
4. My quarrel is not with mortals;I have good reason to be impatient.
5. Look at me. Isn't that enoughto make you stare in shocked silence?
6. When I think of what has happened to me,I am stunned, and I tremble and shake.
7. Why does God let evil people live,let them grow old and prosper?
8. They have children and grandchildren,and live to watch them all grow up.
9. God does not bring disaster on their homes;they never have to live in terror.
23-24. Some people stay healthy till the day they die;they die happy and at ease,their bodies well nourished.
25. Others have no happiness at all;they live and die with bitter hearts.
26. But all alike die and are buried;they all are covered with worms.
27. I know what spiteful thoughts you have.
28. You ask, “Where are the houses of great people now,those who practised evil?”
29. Haven't you talked with people who travel?Don't you know the reports they bring back?
30. On the day God is angry and punishes,it is the wicked who are always spared.
31. There is no one to accuse the wickedor pay them back for all they have done.
32. When they are carried to the graveyard,to their well-guarded tombs,
33. thousands join the funeral procession,and even the earth lies gently on their bodies.
34. And you! You try to comfort me with nonsense!Every answer you give is a lie!