1. But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And no torment shall touch them.
2. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died; And their departure was accounted to be their hurt,
3. And their journeying away from us to be their ruin: But they are in peace.
4. For even if in the sight of men they be punished, Their hope is full of immortality;
5. And having borne a little chastening, they shall receive great good; Because God made trial of them, and found them worthy of himself.
6. As gold in the furnace he proved them, And as a whole burnt offering he accepted them.
7. And in the time of their visitation they shall shine forth, And as sparks among stubble they shall run to and fro.
8. They shall judge nations, and have dominion over peoples; And the Lord shall reign over them for evermore.
9. They that trust on him shall understand truth, And the faithful shall abide with him in love; Because grace and mercy are to his chosen.
10. But the ungodly shall be requited even as they reasoned, They which lightly regarded the righteous man, and revolted from the Lord;
11. (For he that sets at nothing wisdom and discipline is miserable;) And void is their hope and their toils unprofitable, And useless are their works: