"He liesdownrich,but neveragain;He openshis eyes,and it is nolonger.
"The sceptershall not departfrom Judah,Northe ruler'sstafffrom betweenhis feet,UntilShilohcomes,And to him [shall be] the obedienceof the peoples.
"But mandiesand liesprostrate.Manexpires,and whereis he?
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
"For the wickedis reservedfor the dayof calamity;They will be ledforthat the dayof fury.
"They are exalteda littlewhile,then they are gone;Moreover, they are broughtlowand like everythinggatheredup; Even like the headsof grainthey are cutoff.
"For I knowthat You will bringme to deathAnd to the houseof meetingfor allliving.
"Whythen do You not pardonmy transgressionAnd takeawaymy iniquity?For nowI will liedownin the dust;And You will seekme, but I will not be."
"The eyeof him who seesme will beholdme nolonger; Your eyes[will be] on me, but I will not be.
"Those who hateyou will be clothedwith shame,And the tentof the wickedwill be nolonger."
Beforeyour potscan feel[the fire of] thornsHe will sweepthem awaywith a whirlwind,the greenand the burningalike.
Do not wearyyourself to gainwealth,Ceasefrom your consideration[of it].
When you setyour eyeson it, it is gone.For [wealth] certainlymakesitself wingsLike an eaglethat flies[toward] the heavens.
"They will spreadthem out to the sun,the moonand to allthe hostof heaven,whichthey have lovedand whichthey have served,and whichthey have goneafterand whichthey have sought,and whichthey have worshiped.They will not be gatheredor buried;they will be as dungon the faceof the ground.
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
"His winnowing forkis in His hand,and He will thoroughly clearHis threshing floor;and He will gatherHis wheatinto the barn,but He will burnup the chaffwith unquenchablefire."
