"Droughtand heatconsumethe snowwaters,[So does] Sheol[those who] have sinned.
"They spendtheir daysin prosperity,And suddenlythey godownto Sheol.
"Onediesin his fullstrength,Being whollyat easeand satisfied;
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
As sheepthey are appointedfor Sheol;Deathshall be their shepherd;And the uprightshall ruleover them in the morning,And their formshall be for Sheolto consumeSothat they have nohabitation.
As smokeis drivenaway,[so] drive[them] away;As waxmeltsbeforethe fire,[So] let the wickedperishbeforeGod.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
"But Godsaidto him, 'You fool!This[very] nightyour soulis requiredof you; and [now] whowill own whatyou have prepared?'
"Nowthe poor mandiedand was carried awayby the angelsto Abraham'sbosom;and the rich manalsodiedand was buried.
