5. See how he is accounted among the heavenly beings;how his lot is with the holy ones!
6. We, then, have strayed from the way of truth,and the light of righteousness did not shine for us,and the sun did not rise for us.
7. We were entangled in the thorns of mischief and of ruin;we journeyed through trackless deserts,but the way of the Lord we never knew.
8. What did our pride avail us?What have wealth and its boastfulness afforded us?