¹⁸ For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.

¹⁰ Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

⁹ What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?

⁵ For in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise?

³³ So they and all theirs went down living into the underworld, and the earth was shut over them, and they were cut off from among the meeting of the people.

²⁶ And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

²⁷ And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

²⁸ For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

²⁹ But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

³⁰ And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

³¹ And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

⁴⁶ And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.

¹² But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.

³² The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

¹⁷ The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

¹⁸ But we will give praise to the Lord now and for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

¹⁰ Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)

¹¹ Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?