24. Worry and suffering terrify them;they overwhelm them, like a king ready to attack,
25. because they shake their fists at Godand try to get their own way against the Almighty.
26. They stubbornly charge at Godwith thick, strong shields.
27. “Although the faces of the wicked are thick with fat,and their bellies are fat with flesh,
28. they will live in towns that are ruined,in houses where no one lives,which are crumbling into ruins.
29. The wicked will no longer get rich,and the riches they have will not last;the things they own will no longer spread over the land.
30. They will not escape the darkness.A flame will dry up their branches;God’s breath will carry the wicked away.
31. The wicked should not fool themselves by trusting what is useless.If they do, they will get nothing in return.
32. Their branches will dry up before they finish growingand will never turn green.
33. They will be like a vine whose grapes are pulled off before they are ripe,like an olive tree that loses its blossoms.
34. People without God can produce nothing.Fire will destroy the tents of those who take money to do evil,