"And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

In the days of her affliction and roaming, Jerusalem remembers all her pleasant things That she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, With no one to help her, The adversaries saw her [And] mocked at her downfall.

"But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.

"And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who [holds] your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.

"where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'

" But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.

They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.

Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Yet He filled their houses with good [things;] But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

With Your hand from men, O LORD, From men of the world [who have] their portion in [this] life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their [possession] for their babes.

I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.

Yet he passed away, and behold, he [was] no [more;] Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

Their inner thought [is that] their houses [will last] forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call [their] lands after their own names.

Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.

Behold, these [are] the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase [in] riches.

For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.

When I thought [how] to understand this, It [was] too painful for me --

Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame -- who set their mind on earthly things.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

"But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting [them] to continue in the faith, and [saying,] "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."

that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

And I said to him, "Sir, you know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.