¹⁹ Could all your wealth^[a]
    or all your mighty efforts
    keep you from distress?

⁴ Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
    but right living can save you from death.

²¹ Evil people will surely be punished,
    but the children of the godly will go free.

¹⁸ Your silver and gold will not save you
    on that day of the Lord’s anger.
For the whole land will be devoured
    by the fire of his jealousy.
He will make a terrifying end
    of all the people on earth.^[a]

²⁰ On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols
    they made for themselves to worship.
They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,

² Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
    but right living can save your life.

¹⁶ The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
¹⁷ Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

²⁰ In a moment they die.
    In the middle of the night they pass away;
    the mighty are removed without human hand.