²³ One comes to his end in complete well-being, full of peace and quiet:

²² Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.

²³ God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.

¹⁷ For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

⁴ For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.

⁵ They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

²⁰ But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

²¹ So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.