“There the righteous and upright could reason with Him;
So I would be acquitted forever by my Judge.
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.
“But He knows the way that I take [and He pays attention to it].
When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold [pure and luminous].
“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
“But He is unique and unchangeable, and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
“Therefore I would be terrified at His presence;
When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.
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