4 We fools accounted his life madness, And his end without honor:
5 How was he counted among sons of God? And how is his lot among saints?
6 Verily we went astray from the way of truth, And the light of righteousness shined not for us, And the sun rose not for us.
7 We took our fill of the paths of lawlessness and destruction, And we journeyed through trackless deserts, But the way of the Lord we knew not.
8 What did our arrogancy profit us? And what good have riches and vaunting brought us?
9 Those things all passed away as a shadow, And as a message that runs by:
10 As a ship passing through the billowy water, Whereof, when it is gone by, there is no trace to be found, Neither pathway of its keel in the billows: