"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately.

"then you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.'

"And you shall remember the LORD your God, for [it is] He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as [it is] this day.

"when the Sabeans raided [them] and took them away -- indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"

While he [was] still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is [but] for a moment?