23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I could not endure.
24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence;
25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in brightness;
27 And my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand:
28 This also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: