²² “In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble
    and be overcome by misery.

⁷ She glorified herself and lived in luxury,
    so match it now with torment and sorrow.
She boasted in her heart,
    ‘I am queen on my throne.
I am no helpless widow,
    and I have no reason to mourn.’

⁵ You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
    My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
    at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude

⁷ The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
    Their own schemes will be their downfall.

¹¹ God has handed me over to sinners.
    He has tossed me into the hands of the wicked.

²⁹ Their riches will not last,
    and their wealth will not endure.
    Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

¹⁷ For in death the wicked cause no trouble,
    and the weary are at rest.