58 The reference seems to be death, or Sheol, the place where the infant who is stillborn is either buried (the grave) or resides (the place of departed spirits) and thus does not see the light of the sun.
59 The wicked are the ungodly, those who are not members of the covenant (normally) and in this context especially those who oppress and torment other people.
60 The parallelism uses the perfect verb in the first parallel part, and the imperfect opposite it in the second. Since the verse projects to the grave or Sheol (“there”) where the action is perceived as still continuing or just taking place, both receive an English present tense translation ( §106.l).
61 Here the noun רֹגז (rogez) refers to the agitation of living as opposed to the peaceful rest of dying. The associated verb רָגַז (ragaz) means “to be agitated, excited.” The expression indicates that they cease from troubling, meaning all the agitation of their own lives.
62 The word יָגִיעַ (yagia’) means “exhausted, wearied”; it is clarified as a physical exhaustion by the genitive of specification (“with regard to their strength”).
63 “There” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from the context.
64 The omits the verb and translates the noun not as prisoners but as “old men” or “men of old time.”
65 The verb שַׁאֲנָנוּ (sha’ananu) is the Pilpel of שָׁאַן (sha’an) which means “to rest.” It refers to the normal rest or refreshment of individuals; here it is contrasted with the harsh treatment normally put on prisoners.
66 See further J. C. de Moor, “Lexical Remarks Concerning yahad and yahdaw,” 7 (1957): 350–55.
67 Or “taskmaster.” The same Hebrew word is used for the taskmasters in Exod 3:7.
68 The versions have taken the pronoun in the sense of the verb “to be.” Others give it the sense of “the same thing,” rendering the verse as “small and great, there is no difference there.” §135.a, n. 1, follows this idea with a meaning of “the same.”
69 The renders this as “unafraid,” although the negative has disappeared in some to give the reading “and the servant that feared his master.” See I. Mendelsohn, “The Canaanite Term for ‘Free Proletarian’,” 83 (1941): 36–39; idem, “New Light on hupsu,” 139 (1955): 9–11.
70 The plural “masters” could be taken here as a plural of majesty rather than as referring to numerous masters.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There the wicked cease from troubling,

and there the weary are at rest.

There the prisoners are at ease together;

they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

The small and the great are there,

and the slave is free from his master.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There the wicked cease from turmoil,

and there the weary are at rest.

Captives also enjoy their ease;

they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.

The small and the great are there,

and the slaves are freed from their owners.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There the wicked cease to make trouble,

and there the weary find rest.

The captives are completely at rest;

they do not hear a taskmaster’s voice.

Both small and great are there,

and the slave is set free from his master.

NLTNew Living Translation

For in death the wicked cause no trouble,

and the weary are at rest.

Even captives are at ease in death,

with no guards to curse them.

Rich and poor are both there,

and the slave is free from his master.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There the wicked cease from troubling,

and there the weary are at rest;

the prisoners are at ease together;

they do not hear the oppressor’s voice.

The small and the great are there,

and the slave is free from his masters.

KJV 1900King James Version

There the wicked cease from troubling;

And there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together;

They hear not the voice of the oppressor.

The small and great are there;

And the servant is free from his master.

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