13“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
         And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

14“Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;
         And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

15“His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
         And their widows will not be able to weep.

16“Though he piles up silver like dust
         And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

17He may prepare it, but the just will wear it
         And the innocent will divide the silver.

18“He has built his house like the spider’s web,
         Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

19“He lies down rich, but never again;
         He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

20“Terrors overtake him like a flood;
         A tempest steals him away in the night.

21“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone,
         For it whirls him away from his place.

22“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
         He will surely try to flee from its power.

23“Men will clap their hands at him
         And will hiss him from his place.

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