11. They send forth their little ones like sheep;their infants bounce around.
12. They raise drum and lyre,rejoice at the sound of a flute.
13. They spend their days contentedly,go down to the grave peacefully.
14. They say to God, "Turn away from us;we take no pleasure in knowing your ways;
15. who is the Almighty that we should serve him,and what can we gain if we meet him?"
16. Look, isn’t their well-being the work of their own hands?A sinner’s logic is beyond me.
17. How often does the lamp of the wicked flickeror disaster come upon them,with its fury inflicting pain on them?
18. Let them be like straw in the wind,like dry grass stolen by a storm.
19. God stores up his punishment for his children.Let him destroy them so they know.
20. Let their own eyes witness their doom.Let them drink from the Almighty’s wrath.
21. What do they care about their household after they die,when their numbered days are cut off?
22. Will they instruct God—he who judges the most powerful?