that sinful people are happy for only a while.
Joab said, "I'm not going to waste any more time on you!" Absalom was still alive, so Joab took three spears and stuck them through Absalom's chest.
Ten of Joab's bodyguards came over and finished him off.
Right away, Haman was hanged on the tower he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.
You ask, "Where is the home of that important person who does so much evil?"
Such people are hopeless, and God All-Powerful will cut them down,
But still, he punishes rulers who abuse their people.
I have seen fools take root. But God sends a curse, suddenly uprooting them
their life slips away, and other plants grow there.
Sinners will soon disappear, never to be found,
How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad?
All of those cruel people strut and boast,
Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in.
Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others.
Yet you are stupid enough to brag, and it is wrong to be so proud.
