“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?

He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.

“For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives,
And at the last He will take His stand upon the earth.

“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.

If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them,
Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,