17. In the grave wicked people stop their evil,and tired workers find rest at last.
18. Even prisoners enjoy peace,free from shouts and harsh commands.
19. Everyone is there, the famous and the unknown,and slaves at last are free.
20. Why let people go on living in misery?Why give light to those in grief?
21. They wait for death, but it never comes;they prefer a grave to any treasure.
22. They are not happy till they are dead and buried;
23. God keeps their future hiddenand hems them in on every side.
24. Instead of eating, I mourn,and I can never stop groaning.
25. Everything I fear and dread comes true.
26. I have no peace, no rest,and my troubles never end.