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He asks, ‘What good is it
    to try to please God?’

10 “So listen to me, you men who have understanding.
    God would never do what is evil.
    The Mighty One would never do what is wrong.
11 He pays back everyone for what they’ve done.
    He gives them exactly what they should get.

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For he says, ‘There is no profit
    in trying to please God.’(A)

10 “So listen to me,(B) you men of understanding.(C)
    Far be it from God to do evil,(D)
    from the Almighty to do wrong.(E)
11 He repays everyone for what they have done;(F)
    he brings on them what their conduct deserves.(G)

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