4. from the person who wears purpleand a crowndown to the person dressedin rough linen—
5. there exists anger, envy, confusion, unrest, fear of death,fury, and conflict.Even when they rest in bed,nighttime dreams disturb their mind.
6. They get little or no rest;they even toil in their dreams,just as they do in the day,being troubled by images in their mind,as one who escapes from war.
7. They wake up at the mostdesperate momentand are astonishedthat they were afraid for nothing.
8. To all flesh, both human and animal,but to sinners seven times more so,
9. come death, blood, strife, sword,catastrophes, famine, ruin,and disease.
10. All these things were createdfor the lawless,and because of such peoplethe flood happened.
11. Everything that’s from earth;returns to the earth;everything that’s from waterreturns to the sea.
12. All bribery and injusticewill be wiped out,but good faith will last forever.
13. The money of the unjustwill dry up like a river,and it will crash like loud thunderin a rainstorm.
14. Generous people will rejoice,but those who sin will ultimately fail.
15. The offspring of the ungodlywon’t produce many branches,and they are polluted rootson sheer rock.
16. A reed by any water or riverbankwill be pulled up before any grass.
17. Kindness is like an orchard of blessings,and an act of charity will last forever.
18. Life will be sweet for the self-reliantand the hardworking,but better than bothis the person who finds a treasure.
19. Children and building a cityestablish one’s name,but better than bothis a wife who is considered blameless.