3. When that spark dies, our body will crumble into ashes, and our breath will become part of the empty air.
4. In time, no one will remember anything we ever did, and even our names will be forgotten. Our lives will pass away like traces of clouds and vanish like mist in the heat of the sun.
5. Our time on earth is like a passing shadow. There is no escape from the day of our death; it is fixed, and no one can postpone it.”
6. The wicked say, “Come on, then, let's enjoy the good things of life, and live in this world just as we did when we were young and free of care!
7. Let's drink the most expensive wines and use the finest perfumes. Let's not miss a single flower in the springtime!
8. Before the roses wither, let's pick them and wear them in our hair!
9. Let's all join in and leave signs everywhere of our carefree revelry! Life owes us that much!
10. “We'll oppress the poor, even if they are righteous. We'll show no respect for widows or old people.
11. We'll call ourselves right if we are strong enough to get what we want. No one ever got anywhere by being weak!