4. Knowest thou not this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5. The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
6. Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
7. Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8. He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.