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3 […] … 4 […] … 5 [… the] holy that is in the heavens 6 […] great, and it is a wonder. And they are not able 7 [to understand these things or to recount] your [wonders,] and they do not have the strength to know all 8 [… who] returns to his dust. And I am a man of transgression, one who has wallowed⁠a 9 […] wicked guilt. And I, in the ages of wrath, 10 [… to] rise up in the face of affliction and … to keep myself 11 [from … you make] known to me, my God, that there is hope for a man 12 […] unfaithfulness. And I, a thing shaped of clay, lean 13 on [your strong] arm [and …] my foot. And I know that your mouth 14 is truth, [and no word of yours turns] back. And I, in my time, hold fast 15 to [your] covenant […] … in the position where you made me stand. For 16 […] a man, and you bring him back, and with what will he … […] 17 […] … you have made strong … […] 18 […] … without hope […] 19 […] And I am a thing shaped of […] 20 [… you] apportioned […] 21 […] … which … […] 22 [… evening] and morning, with the [coming of …] 23 [… the] afflictions of a man, and from the pain [of humankind] 24 [you bring] out with joy, [for] they watch [for forgiveness,] and at their post they [take their stand,] 25 and the willing do not [fail,] for you rebuke every destroying adversary and … […] 26 for me, since I was established for … […] … and you uncovered my ear. … […] 27 it will not come, for … […] … the men of the covenant were seduced by them, and it entered […] 28 into my frame and [my] inward parts, [with] reproofs before you. And I was afraid of your judgment […] 29 [… before] you. And who is innocent in your judgment? And what then is he 30 […] … in judgment, and one who returns to his dust, what can he understand 31 [of … For you,] my God, have opened my heart to your understanding, and you uncover [my] ear 32 […] and to lean on your goodness. And my heart roars like … […] 33 […] … and my heart melts like wax because of transgression and sin 34 [… until] it is finished. Blessed are you, O God of knowledge, who have established 35 […] and this has befallen your servant for your sake. For I know 36 [… and for] your [kindness] I wait in all my existence, and your name I will bless continually. 37 […] hope for your servant, and do not forsake him in the ages of 38 [… your …] and your glory and [your] goodness 39 […] upon … […]