1. And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --
2. Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.
3. The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:
4. This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?
5. That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
6. Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike--