¹⁷ Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.

¹³ Your way, O God, is holy: what god is so great as our God?

⁴ One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

²² And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

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

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?

³¹ The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

¹² Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

¹³ But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

¹³⁰ The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

²⁴ Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.

² To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.

³⁷ Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

³⁸ But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

⁸ For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?