4. Knowest thou not this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,
5. That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6. Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7. Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8. He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9. The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10. His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.