"Therethe wickedceasefrom raging,And therethe wearyare at rest.
"Ohthat You would hideme in Sheol,That You would concealme untilYour wrathreturns[to You], That You would seta limitfor me and rememberme!
"Will it godownwith me to Sheol?Shall we togethergodowninto the dust?"
"Orlike a miscarriagewhich is discarded,I would not be, As infantsthat neversawlight.
"The prisonersare at easetogether;They do not hearthe voiceof the taskmaster.
So I congratulatedthe deadwhoare alreadydeadmorethanthe livingwhoare stillliving.
Indeedtheir love,their hateand their zealhave alreadyperished,and they will nolongerhavea sharein allthat is doneunderthe sun.
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
"I sayto you, My friends,do not be afraidof thosewho killthe bodyand afterthat havenomorethat they can do.
Thereforelet us be diligentto enterthat rest,sothat noonewill fall,through[following] the sameexampleof disobedience.
Sothere remainsa Sabbath restfor the peopleof God.
(for by what he sawand heard[that] righteousman,while livingamongthem, felt[his] righteoussoultormenteddayafterdayby [their] lawlessdeeds),
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."
"Moreover the LORDwill alsogiveover Israelalongwith you into the handsof the Philistines,therefore tomorrowyou and your sonswill be with me. Indeedthe LORDwill giveover the armyof Israelinto the handsof the Philistines!"
