I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blesse
You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers