It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles to their other end;
nothing is hidden from its heat.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

Then they will be filled with terror—
terror like no other—
because God will scatter
the bones of those who besiege you.
You will put them to shame,
for God has rejected them.

They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”

They are not in trouble like others;
they are not afflicted like most people.

However, you will die like men
and fall like any other ruler.”

He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for.

Others sat in darkness and gloom—
prisoners in cruel chains—

Others went to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the vast waters.