ESV Study Bible | English Standard Version

 2 For they will soon w fade like x the grass
and wither y like the green herb.

 2 He comes out like n a flower and o withers;
he flees like p a shadow and continues not.

13 e “This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
and the heritage that f oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14 If his g children are multiplied, it is for h the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.
15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries,
and his i widows do not weep.
16 Though he j heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and k the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his l house like a moth's,
like m a booth that n a watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will o do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and p his wealth is gone.
20 q Terrors overtake him like r a flood;
in the night a whirlwind s carries him off.
21 t The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it u sweeps him out of his place.
22 It [1] hurls at him v without pity;
he flees from its [2] power in headlong flight.
23 It w claps its hands at him
and x hisses at him from its place.