16. But they aren't in control of their own success. So I don't pay any attention to the advice they give.
17. "How often are their lamps blown out? How often does trouble come on them? How often does God punish them when he's angry?
18. How often are they like dried-up seed coverings blowing in the wind? How often are they like straw swept away by a storm?
19. People say, 'God punishes a man's children for his sins.' But let him punish the man himself. Then he'll learn a lesson from it.
20. Let his own eyes see how he is destroyed. Let him drink the wine of the Mighty One's anger.
21. What does he care about the family he leaves behind? What does he care about them when his life comes to an end?
22. "Can anyone teach God anything? After all, he judges even the angels in heaven.