4 Your children sinned against him. So he punished them for their sin.
5 But look to God. Make your appeal to the Mighty One.
6 Be pure and honest. And he will rise up and help you now. He'll return you to the place where you belong.
7 In the past, things went well with you. But in days to come, things will get even better.
8 "Find out what your people who lived long ago taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned.
9 After all, we were born only yesterday. So we don't know anything. Our days on this earth are like a shadow that disappears.
10 Won't your people of long ago teach you and tell you? Won't the things they said help you understand?