For what careth he for his house after him,\par\tab When the number of his months is cut off?
Seeing his days are determined,\par\tab The number of his months is with thee,\par\tab And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:\par\tab Thy years are throughout all generations.
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:\par\tab Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;\par\tab But I will trust in thee.\par
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not;\par\tab And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Let his own eyes see his destruction,\par\tab And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Shall any teach God knowledge,\par\tab Seeing he judgeth those that are high?