Psalm 1

How happy this woman is!
she fails, but everything she does succeeds
she has a strong heart to resist the impulses of Job’s doubt
 
God knows her path in life, she is in sensual contact with her at every stage of her life
 
they are in mutual contact, perceive each other, have contact with each other
 
God brings her out to be in touch with her essence
God teaches her to distinguish - the true and the false path
 
she mumbles about the instructions of God every day, all the time
she has no impulses that make her miss her path or her goal
 
she does not negate her existence, does not go into nothingness, so that her way would be her judgment
But how can the evil will be at all, since God is?
he does not negate his existence, does not go into nothingness, so that his way would be his judgement
 
he has no impulses that make him miss his way or his goal
he mumbles about the instructions of God every day, all the time
 
God teaches him to distinguish - the true and the false path
God brings him out to be in touch with his essence
 
they are in mutual contact, perceive one another, have contact with each other
 
God knows his path in life, he is in sensual contact with him at every stage of his life
 
he has a strong heart to resist the impulses of Job’s doubt
he fails, but everything he does succeeds
how happy this man is!

Martin Buber, Psalm 1