"They spendtheir daysin prosperity,And suddenlythey godownto Sheol.
"They singto the timbreland harpAnd rejoiceat the soundof the flute.
"Onediesin his fullstrength,Being whollyat easeand satisfied;
Whowere snatchedawaybefore their time,Whose foundationswere washedawayby a river?
"Droughtand heatconsumethe snowwaters,[So does] Sheol[those who] have sinned.
"They are exalteda littlewhile,then they are gone;Moreover, they are broughtlowand like everythinggatheredup; Even like the headsof grainthey are cutoff.
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
"Ifthey hearand serve[Him], They will endtheir daysin prosperityAnd their yearsin pleasures.
For thereare nopainsin their death,And their bodyis fat.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
When tenthousandchoicemenfrom allIsraelcameagainstGibeah,the battlebecamefierce;but Benjamin did not knowthat disasterwas closeto them.
