3. No wise person would talk as you door defend himself with such meaningless words.
4. If you had your way, no one would fear God;no one would pray to him.
5. Your wickedness is evident by what you say;you are trying to hide behind clever words.
6. There is no need for me to condemn you;you are condemned by every word you speak.
7. Do you think you were the first person born?Were you there when God made the mountains?
8. Did you overhear the plans God made?Does human wisdom belong to you alone?
9. There is nothing you know that we don't know.
26-27. They are proud and rebellious;they stubbornly hold up their shieldsand rush to fight against God.
28. They are the ones who captured citiesand seized houses whose owners had fled,but war will destroy those cities and houses.
29. They will not remain rich for long;nothing they own will last.Even their shadows will vanish,
30. and they will not escape from darkness.They will be like treeswhose branches are burnt by fire,whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
31. If they are foolish enough to trust in evil,then evil will be their reward.
32. Before their time is up they will wither,wither like a branch and never be green again.
33. They will be like vines that lose their unripe grapes;like olive trees that drop their blossoms.
34. There will be no descendants for godless people,and fire will destroy the homes built by bribery.