13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,

the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:

14 However many his children, their fate is the sword;

his offspring will never have enough to eat.

15 The plague will bury those who survive him,

and their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay,

17 what he lays up the righteous will wear,

and the innocent will divide his silver.

18 The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,

like a hut made by a watchman.

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;

when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: And his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, And as a booth that the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

13 “This is what the wicked will receive from God;

this is their inheritance from the Almighty.

14 They may have many children,

but the children will die in war or starve to death.

15 Those who survive will die of a plague,

and not even their widows will mourn them.

16 “Evil people may have piles of money

and may store away mounds of clothing.

17 But the righteous will wear that clothing,

and the innocent will divide that money.

18 The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web,

as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.

19 The wicked go to bed rich

but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.

13 “This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:

14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,

And their widows shall not weep,

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,

And piles up clothing like clay—

17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his house like a moth,

Like a booth which a watchman makes.

19 The rich man will lie down,

But not be gathered up;

He opens his eyes,

And he is no more.

13 “Here is what God has planned for evil people,

and what the Almighty will give to cruel people:

14 They may have many children, but the sword will kill them.

Their children who are left will never have enough to eat.

15 Then they will die of disease and be buried,

and the widows will not even cry for them.

16 The wicked may heap up silver like piles of dirt

and have so many clothes they are like piles of clay.

17 But good people will wear what evil people have gathered,

and the innocent will divide up their silver.

18 The houses the wicked build are like a spider’s web,

like a hut that a guard builds.

19 The wicked are rich when they go to bed,

but they are rich for the last time;

when they open their eyes, everything is gone.

13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death,

And his widows shall make no lamentation.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as the moth,

And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

19 He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers;

He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

13 This is the portion of the wicked man with •God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: — 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread; 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh. 19 He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

13 This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, 

the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty: 

14 If he has many children, swords will kill them, 

and his descendants won’t have enough food. 

15 Those who survive him will be buried by a plague, 

and their widows won’t cry ⸤for them⸥. 

16 Though he collects silver like dust 

and piles up clothing like dirt, 

17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, 

and the innocent will divide the silver 

⸤among themselves⸥. 

18 He builds his house like a moth, 

like a shack that a watchman makes. 

19 He may go to bed rich, but he’ll never be rich again. 

When he opens his eyes, nothing will be left. 

13 This is a wicked man’s lot from God,

the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

14 Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;

his descendants will never have enough food.

15 Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,

yet their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he piles up silver like dust

and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

17 he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide up his silver.

18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon

or a booth set up by a watchman.

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;

when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

13 This is the portion of the wicked with God,

and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:

14 If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword;

and their offspring have not enough to eat.

15 Those who survive them the pestilence buries,

and their widows make no lamentation.

16 Though they heap up silver like dust,

and pile up clothing like clay—

17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 They build their houses like nests,

like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.

19 They go to bed with wealth, but will do so no more;

they open their eyes, and it is gone.

13 “This is the portion of the wicked human being with God,

and they receive from Shaddai the inheritance of the ruthless.

14 If their children multiply, it is for the sword,

and his offspring do not have enough to eat.

15 Their survivors are buried through the plague,

and their widows do not weep.

16 If he heaps up silver like the dust

and fashions clothing like the clay,

17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 “He builds his house like the moth,

and like a booth that a watchman has made.

19 He goes to bed with wealth, but he will do so no more;

he opens his eyes, and it is gone.

13 “Here’s what God does to sinful people.

Here’s what those who are mean receive from the Mighty One.

14 All of their children will be killed with swords.

They’ll never have enough to eat.

15 A plague will kill those who are left alive.

The widows of sinful men

won’t even sob over their own children.

16 Sinners might store up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay.

17 But people who do what is right will wear those clothes.

People who haven’t done anything wrong

will divide up that silver.

18 The house an evil person builds is like a moth’s cocoon.

It’s like a hut that’s made by someone on guard duty.

19 Sinful people lie down wealthy, but their wealth is taken away.

When they open their eyes, everything is gone.

13 “This is the portion of a wicked man from God,

And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

14 “Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;

And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

15 “His survivors will be buried because of the plague,

And their widows will not be able to weep.

16 “Though he piles up silver like dust

And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it

And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 “He has built his house like the spider’s web,

Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

19 “He lies down rich, but never again;

He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.