57 The righteous perish,^(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;^(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.^(C)

²¹ When you did these things and I kept silent,^(A)
    you thought I was exactly^[a] like you.
But I now arraign^(B) you
    and set my accusations^(C) before you.

¹² “I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
    human beings who are but grass,^(D)

³² Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
    a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten^(A) me,
    days without number.