²⁴ Nevertheless thou sendest not out thine hand to the wasting of them; and if they fall down, thou shalt save them.

²⁵ I wept sometime on him that was tormented, and my soul had compassion on a poor man. (There were times when I wept over those who were tormented, and my soul had compassion for the poor.)

²⁶ I abode goods, and evils be come to me; I abode light, and darknesses brake out. (And I waited for good things, but only evil came to me; I waited for the light, but only darkness broke out.)