When a wickedmandies,[his] expectationwill perish,And the hopeof strongmenperishes.
"But the eyesof the wickedwill fail,And there will be noescapefor them; And their hopeis to breathetheir last."
The wickedwill seeit and be vexed,He will gnashhis teethand meltaway;The desireof the wickedwill perish.
His spiritdeparts,he returnsto the earth;In that very dayhis thoughtsperish.
The hopeof the righteousis gladness,But the expectationof the wickedperishes.
The wayof the LORDis a strongholdto the upright,But ruinto the workersof iniquity.
The righteousis deliveredfrom trouble,But the wickedtakeshis place.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
Will you stillsay,"I am a god,"In the presenceof your slayer,Though you are a manand not God,In the handsof those who woundyou?
