16 They were carried away before their time was up,and their foundations were washed away by a flood.
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!The Almighty can do nothing to us.’
18 But it was God who filled their houses with good things.Their way of thinking is different from mine.
19 “Good people can watch and be glad;the innocent can laugh at them and say,
20 ‘Surely our enemies are destroyed,and fire burns up their wealth.’
21 “Obey God and be at peace with him;this is the way to happiness.
22 Accept teaching from his mouth,and keep his words in your heart.