I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.”

Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.

so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.

He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.

Then would I speak and not fear him, but it is not so with me.

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.

Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts –

In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.

He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.

“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength!

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.