⁴ Do you know this from ^(A)of old,
From the establishment of man on earth,
⁵ That the ^(B)shouts of joy of the wicked are short,
And ^(C)the gladness of the godless momentary?
⁶ Though his loftiness ^(D)goes up to the heavens,
And his head touches the clouds,
⁷ He ^(E)perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him ^(F)will say, ‘Where is he?’
⁸ He flies away like a ^(G)dream, and they cannot find him;
Even like a vision of the night he is ^(H)chased away.
⁹ The ^(I)eye which saw him sees him no longer,
And ^(J)his place no longer beholds him.
¹⁰ His ^(K)sons seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands ^(L)give back his wealth.
¹¹ His ^(M)bones are full of his youthful vigor,
But it lies down with him ^[a]in the dust.