"Indeed,the lightof the wickedgoesout, And the flameof his firegivesnolight.
"He will not escapefrom darkness;The flamewill witherhis shoots,And by the breathof His mouthhe will goaway.
"O you who tearyourselfin your anger--For your sakeis the earthto be abandoned,Or the rockto be movedfrom its place?
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
"Howoftenis the lampof the wickedputout, Or does their calamityfallon them? Does God apportiondestructionin His anger?
The lightof the righteousrejoices,But the lampof the wickedgoesout.
He who curseshis fatheror his mother,His lampwill goout in timeof darkness.
Haughtyeyesand a proudheart,The lampof the wicked,is sin.
For there will be nofuturefor the evilman;The lampof the wickedwill be putout.
The wayof the wickedis like darkness;They do not knowover whatthey stumble.
Behold,allyou who kindlea fire,Who encircleyourselves with firebrands,Walkin the lightof your fireAnd among the brandsyou have setablaze.Thisyou will havefrom My hand:You will liedownin torment.
But the wickedare like the tossingsea,For it cannotbe quiet,And its waterstossup refuseand mud.
"And when [I] extinguishyou, I will coverthe heavensand darkentheir stars;I will coverthe sunwith a cloudAnd the moonwill not giveits light.
