Those who are evil are happy for only a short time. The joy of ungodly people lasts only for a moment.

恶人夸胜是暂时的，不敬虔人的喜乐不过转眼之间吗？

恶人欢乐的声音是暂时的，不敬虔人的喜乐不过是转眼之间。

恶人欢乐的声音是暂时的，不敬虔人的喜乐不过是转眼之间。

恶人得势不会长久，不信上帝者的快乐转瞬即逝？

恶人的欢呼并不长久，不敬虔者的快乐，不过是暂时的吗？

惡人誇勝是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂不過轉眼之間嗎？

惡人歡樂的聲音是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂不過是轉眼之間。

惡人歡樂的聲音是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂不過是轉眼之間。

惡人得勢不會長久，不信上帝者的快樂轉瞬即逝？

惡人的歡呼並不長久，不敬虔者的快樂，不過是暫時的嗎？

惡人的歡躍就是短暫，不拜上帝之人的喜樂只是眨眼間麼？

作惡者誇勝不長久、不虔者喜樂祇俄頃、

曰、作惡者歡呼、弗能恆久、偽善者喜樂、不過俄傾。

that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

That the triumphing of the wicked[ is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite[ but] for a moment?

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

I saw a mean and sinful person. He was doing well, like a green tree in its own land.But he soon passed away and was gone. Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

He bragged to them about how rich he was. He talked about how many sons he had. He spoke about all the ways the king had honored him. He bragged about how the king had given him a high position. It was higher than the position of any of the other nobles and officials.“ And that’s not all,” Haman added.“ I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to come with the king to the feast she gave. Now she has invited me along with the king tomorrow.

“ Here’s what God does to sinful people. Here’s what those who are mean receive from the Mighty One.All their children will be killed by swords. They’ll never have enough to eat.A plague will kill those who are left alive. The widows of sinful men won’t even weep over their own children.Sinners might store up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay.But people who do what is right will wear those clothes. People who haven’t done anything wrong will divide up that silver.The house an evil person builds is like a moth’s cocoon. It’s like a hut that’s made by someone on guard duty.Sinful people lie down wealthy, but their wealth is taken away. When they open their eyes, everything is gone.Terrors sweep over them like a flood. A storm takes them away during the night.The east wind carries them off, and they are gone. It sweeps them out of their houses.It blows against them without mercy. They try to escape from its power.It claps its hands and makes fun of them. It hisses them out of their houses.”

What hope do ungodly people have when their lives are cut short? What hope do they have when God takes away their lives?

“ The lamps of sinful people are blown out. Their flames will never burn again.The lights in their tents become dark. The lamps beside those who are evil go out.

Then the Philistines grabbed him. They poked his eyes out. They took him down to Gaza. They put bronze chains around him. Then they made him grind grain in the prison.His head had been shaved. But the hair on it began to grow again.The rulers of the Philistines gathered together. They were going to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They were going to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy Samson over to us.”When the people saw Samson, they praised their god. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy over to us. Our enemy has destroyed our land. He has killed large numbers of our people.”After they had drunk a lot of wine, they shouted,“ Bring Samson out. Let him put on a show for us.” So they called Samson out of the prison. He put on a show for them. They had him stand near the temple pillars.Then he spoke to the servant who was holding his hand. He said,“ Put me where I can feel the pillars. I’m talking about the ones that hold up the temple. I want to lean against them.”The temple was crowded with men and women. All the Philistine rulers were there. About 3,000 men and women were on the roof. They were watching Samson put on a show.Then he prayed to the Lord. Samson said,“ Lord and King, show me that you still have concern for me. Please, God, make me strong just one more time. Let me pay the Philistines back for what they did to my two eyes. Let me do it with only one blow.”Then Samson reached toward the two pillars that were in the middle of the temple. They were the ones that held up the temple. He put his right hand on one of them. He put his left hand on the other. He leaned hard against them.Samson said,“ Let me die together with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might. The temple came down on the rulers. It fell on all the people in it. So Samson killed many more Philistines when he died than he did while he lived.

I saw that foolish people were having success. But suddenly harm came to their homes.

God, I’m sure you will make them slip and fall. You will throw them down and destroy them.It will happen very suddenly. A terrible death will take them away completely.A dream goes away when a person wakes up. Lord, it will be like that when you rise up. It will be as if those people were only a dream.

So they did. And they used the pole Haman had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger calmed down.

Then they shouted,“ This is the voice of a god. It’s not the voice of a man.”Right away an angel of the Lord struck Herod down. Herod had not given praise to God. So he was eaten by worms and died.

The life of that plant is sure to dry up. But from the same soil other plants will grow.

“ Not everyone who says to me,‘ Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.

While they are still growing and haven’t been cut, they dry up faster than grass does.The same thing happens to everyone who forgets God. The hope of ungodly people dies out.

They won’t be rich anymore. Their wealth won’t last. Their property will no longer spread out over the land.They won’t escape the darkness of death. A flame will dry up everything they have. The breath of God will blow them away.Don’t let them fool themselves by trusting in what is worthless. They won’t get anything out of it.Even before they die, they will dry up. No matter what they do, it won’t succeed.They’ll be like vines that are stripped of their unripe grapes. They’ll be like olive trees that drop their flowers.People who are ungodly won’t have any children. Fire will burn up the tents of people who accept money from those who want special favors.

“ Your enemies bragged,‘ We will chase Israel and will catch them. We’ll divide up what we take from them. We’ll eat them alive. We’ll pull our swords out. Our powerful hands will destroy them.’But you blew with your breath. The Red Sea covered your enemies. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

As it is, you brag. You brag about the evil plans your pride produces. This kind of bragging is evil.

The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy.But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.

Each person should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves. They won’t be comparing themselves to someone else.