Thou hast made all the borders of the earth: the summer and the spring were formed by thee.
But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
He divided the sea and brought them through: and he made the waters to stand as in a vessel.
Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.
Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.
The prophets prophesied falsehood, and the priests clapped their hands: and my people loved such things. What then shall be done in the end thereof?
For what is the hope of the hypocrite if through covetousness he take by violence, and God deliver not his soul?