1. The righteous one has perished, and no one takes it to heart. And kind men are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous one is taken away from the presence of evil,
2. he enters into peace. They who walk in integrity rest on their beds.
3. “But come here, you sons of the sorceress, you offspring of the adulterer and the whore!
4. Against whom are you sporting? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of falsehood,
5. being inflamed with mighty ones under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
6. “Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they, are your lot! Also to them you have poured a drink offering, you have offered a grain offering. Am I comforted in these?
7. “On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed. There, too, you went up to make an offering.