1 How bitter, death,is the thought of youto those who are at peaceamong their possessions,to those who aren’t anxiously distracted, who prosper at everythingand still have the strengthto enjoy good food.
2 Your sentence looks good, death,to a person who is needyand lacks strength,who is extremely old and anxiousabout everything,who is not compliantand whose endurance has failed.
3 Don’t fear death’s judgment;remember those who came before youand those who will come after you.
4 This is the Lord’s judgment for all beings:Why should you rejectthe good pleasure of the Most High?Whether ten or one hundredor one thousand years,there’s no arguing about lifein the grave.
5 The children of sinners are detestable,and they live togetherin the neighborhoods of the ungodly.