²⁸ The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

¹³ So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:

⁷ At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

²⁰ But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

¹³ Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹² Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

² Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.

²³ And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

²⁴ And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

²⁵ But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

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.

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

¹⁰ The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

²⁴ Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

²⁶ My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

⁹ Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.