"For SheolcannotthankYou, Deathcannot praiseYou; Those who godownto the pitcannothopefor Your faithfulness.
To You, O LORD,I call;My rock,do not be deafto me, For if You are silentto me, I will becomelikethose who godownto the pit.
"Whatprofitis there in my blood,if I godownto the pit?Will the dustpraiseYou? Will it declareYour faithfulness?
For thereis nomentionof You in death;In Sheolwhowill giveYou thanks?
I am wearywith my sighing;EverynightI make my bedswim,I dissolvemy couchwith my tears.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
So they and allthat belonged to them wentdownaliveto Sheol;and the earthclosedoverthem, and they perishedfrom the midstof the assembly.
"Thesewill go awayinto eternalpunishment,but the righteousinto eternallife."
but the sonsof the kingdomwill be castout into the outerdarkness;in that place therewill be weepingand gnashingof teeth."
