23. One person dies while he still has all his strength,feeling completely safe and comfortable.
24. His body was well fed,and his bones were strong and healthy.
25. But another person dies with an unhappy heart,never enjoying any happiness.
26. They are buried next to each other,and worms cover them both.
27. “I know very well your thoughtsand your plans to wrong me.
28. You ask about me, ‘Where is this great man’s house?Where are the tents where the wicked live?’
29. Have you never asked those who travel?Have you never listened to their stories?
30. On the day of God’s anger and punishment,it is the wicked who are spared.
31. Who will accuse them to their faces?Who will pay them back for the evil they have done?
32. They are carried to their graves,and someone keeps watch over their tombs.
33. The dirt in the valley seems sweet to them.Everybody follows after them,and many people go before them.
34. “So how can you comfort me with this nonsense?Your answers are only lies!”