“ephemeral” (which in this case would be a good thing) or “meaningless” (i.e., of no real significance) but “absurd.” In other words, injustice is contrary to how the world should operate; it is an active violation of what ought to be the moral order. The dictates of wisdom and reason are no longer sure guides because the world itself is warped and capricious. Thus, for example, the man who works hard but sees all his profit go to one who has not shared in his labor is a victim of hebel (2:18–21).