23. “One man dies in his full vigor,completely secure and prosperous,
24. his body well nourished,and the marrow of his bones moist.
25. And another man dies in bitterness of soul,never having tasted anything good.
26. Together they lie down in the dust,and worms cover over them both.
27. “Yes, I know what you are thinking,the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28. For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house,and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’
29. Have you never questioned those who travel the roads?Do you not recognize their accounts –
30. that the evil man is sparedfrom the day of his misfortune,that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?
31. No one denounces his conduct to his face;no one repays him for what he has done.
32. And when he is carried to the tombs,and watch is kept over the funeral mound,
33. The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him;behind him everybody follows in procession,and before him goes a countless throng.
34. So how can you console me with your futile words?Nothing is left of your answers but deception!”