that the rejoicing of the wicked is near its end, and the mirth of the hypocrite is but for a moment?

yet he shall perish forever like his own dung; those who see him shall say, where is he?

I have seen the wicked, ruthless, and spreading himself like a luxuriant native tree.

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; indeed, I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches:

(for the redemption of their soul is precious, and it comes to an end forever),

For he sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish ones perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Nevertheless man, though precious, does not remain; he is like the animals that perish.

until I went into the sanctuary of the Mighty God; then I understood their end.

How have they been brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are fully brought to an end with destruction,

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?

After this I was looking, and, behold, another like a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird on its back. And also the beast had four heads. And dominion was given to it.

Then the male goat became very great. And when he became strong, the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four conspicuous ones toward the four winds of the heavens.

And as for that which was broken, and four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in its power.

Surely every man walks about like a shadow! Surely they are stirred up in vain. He heaps up the produce, and does not know who shall gather it.

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had done under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who shall come after me.

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he shall have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and acted wisely under the sun. This also is vanity.

There is one alone, without a second; indeed, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he does not ask, For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity; indeed, it is an evil task.

But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

I was contemplating the horns. And behold, another little horn came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

And it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each man to his inheritance and each man to his land.

But if they will not obey, I will pull up, root out, and destroy that nation, says Jehovah.

The instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck it up; or to pull it down, and to destroy it;

And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to Jehovah. It shall not be plucked up nor thrown down any more forever.

Thus you shall say unto him, Thus says Jehovah: Behold, what I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even all this land.