For there will be nofuturefor the evilman;The lampof the wickedwill be putout.
"Let him not trustin emptiness,deceivinghimself; For emptinesswill be his reward.
"Howoftenis the lampof the wickedputout, Or does their calamityfallon them? Does God apportiondestructionin His anger?
Upon the wickedHe will rainsnares;Fireand brimstoneand burningwindwill be the portionof their cup.
For they will witherquicklylike the grassAnd fadelike the greenherb.
The wickedwill returnto Sheol,[Even] allthe nationswhoforgetGod.
The lightof the righteousrejoices,But the lampof the wickedgoesout.
He whohasa crookedmindfindsnogood,And he who is pervertedin his languagefallsinto evil.
He who curseshis fatheror his mother,His lampwill goout in timeof darkness.
Haughtyeyesand a proudheart,The lampof the wicked,is sin.
Surelythereis a future,And your hopewill not be cutoff.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
"The foolishsaidto the prudent,'Giveus someof your oil,for our lampsare goingout.'
but the sonsof the kingdomwill be castout into the outerdarkness;in that place therewill be weepingand gnashingof teeth."
wildwavesof the sea,castingup their ownshamelike foam;wanderingstars,for whomthe blackdarknesshas been reservedforever.
