¹⁴ If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath;

²⁹ You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.

¹⁷ What is man, that you should magnify him, That you should set your mind on him,

⁴ God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

²² They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.