57 The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
^(A)Merciful men are taken away,
^(B)While no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from ^[a]evil.

12 Help,^[b] Lord, for the godly man ^(B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

²⁵ Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger
And the strength of battle;
^(A)It has set him on fire all around,
^(B)Yet he did not know;
And it burned him,
Yet he did not take it to ^(C)heart.

² The ^(A)faithful^[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
^(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

⁷ And you said, ‘I shall be ^(A)a lady forever,’
So that you did not ^(B)take these things to heart,
^(C)Nor remember the latter end of them.

^2 (A)If you will not hear,
And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them ^(B)already,
Because you do not take it to heart.