"When a cloudvanishes,it is gone,Sohe who goesdownto Sheoldoes not comeup.
"But nowhe has died;whyshould I fast?CanI bringhim backagain?I will goto him, but he will not returnto me."
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
BeforeI go--and I shall not return--To the landof darknessand deepshadow,
"[They are] highas the heavens,whatcan you do?DeeperthanSheol,whatcan you know?
"For when a fewyearsare past,I shall gothe wayof noreturn.
"IfI lookfor Sheolas my home,I makemy bedin the darkness;
"Will it godownwith me to Sheol?Shall we togethergodowninto the dust?"
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
"Terrorsare turnedagainstme; They pursuemy honoras the wind,And my prosperityhas passedawaylike a cloud.
"Alsowith moistureHe loadsthe thickcloud;He dispersesthe cloudof His lightning.
"TurnYour gazeawayfrom me, that I may smile[again] BeforeI departand am nomore."
The deadwill not live,the departedspiritswill not rise;ThereforeYou have punishedand destroyedthem, And You have wipedout allremembranceof them.
I said,"I will not seethe LORD,The LORDin the landof the living;I will lookon mannomoreamongthe inhabitantsof the world.
