⁴ They have no struggles;
    their bodies are healthy and strong.^[a]

the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
    and the wicked living long in their wickedness.^(B)

¹⁶ For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;^(A)
    the days have already come when both have been forgotten.^(B)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!^(C)

¹⁴ By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world^(A) whose reward is in this life.^(B)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers^(C) for their little ones.

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(A)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(B)

²⁰ The womb forgets them,
    the worm^(A) feasts on them;^(B)
the wicked are no longer remembered^(C)
    but are broken like a tree.^(D)

²³ One person dies in full vigor,^(A)
    completely secure and at ease,^(B)
24 well nourished^(C) in body,^[a]
    bones^(D) rich with marrow.^(E)