For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all flesh of man.
And that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,
For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.
That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?
So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.
And you came back, weeping before the Lord; but the Lord gave no attention to your cries and did not give ear to you.
Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.