People who have riches but don’t understand are like the animals. They die.

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人有财富，却无明智的心，无异于必死的兽类。

人享富贵而不聪明，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊荣中却没有悟性，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人有財富，卻無明智的心，無異於必死的獸類。

人享富貴而不聰明，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人是不能久居於富貴的；他好似終被宰割的牲口一樣。

人在尊榮中卻沒有悟性，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人居尊位、而不通達、猶死亡之畜兮、

人爵雖顯、智慧不具、其亡也無異禽獸兮。

人在榮華中、若不省悟、即與將死亡之畜類無異、

光陰容易度。彈指入昭穆。杳杳即長暮。光明誰復矚。

People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.

Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals.

Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.

A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.

Man[ that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts[ that] perish.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Even though people may be very rich, they don’t live on and on. They are like the animals. They die.

I also said to myself,“ God tests human beings. He does this so they can see that in certain ways they are like animals.Surely what happens to animals happens to people too. Death waits for people and animals alike. People die, just as animals do. All of them have the same breath. People don’t have any advantage over animals. Nothing has any meaning.

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.

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

Like a tent that falls down, they get weak. They die because they didn’t follow God’s wisdom.’ ”

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.But even all of that doesn’t satisfy me. I won’t be satisfied as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the palace gate.”Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him,“ Get a pole. In the morning, ask the king to have Mordecai put to death. Have the pole stuck through his body. Set it up at a place where it will be 75 feet above the ground. Everyone will be able to see it there. Then go to the feast with the king. Have a good time.” Haman was delighted with that suggestion. So he got the pole ready.