21:33 The clods of the torrent valley 1 are sweet to him;
behind him everybody follows in procession,
and before him goes a countless throng.
24:20 The womb 2 forgets him,
the worm feasts on him,
no longer will he be remembered.
Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
1 tn The clods are those that are used to make a mound over the body. And, for a burial in the valley, see Deut 34:6. The verse here sees him as participating in his funeral and enjoying it. Nothing seems to go wrong with the wicked.
2 tn Here “womb” is synecdoche, representing one’s mother.