Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead),
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];

Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),

Her house is the way to Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,
And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.

In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the abyss, the place of eternal punishment) lie open before the Lord—
How much more the hearts and inner motives of the children of men.

The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,
That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.

You shall swat him with the reed-like rod
And rescue his life from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;

Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;

As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].

Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.

Sheol, and the barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is enough.”