to ¹  those who wait ²  for death that ³  does not come, and search for it ⁴  more than for hidden treasures,

“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.

He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. ¹  When he opens his eyes, it is all gone. ² 

Evil men will soon disappear; ¹  you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone. ² 

Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared ¹  because God took ²  him away.

They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, ¹  they are brought low ²  like all others, and gathered in, ³  and like a head of grain they are cut off.’ ⁴ 

but when the hot wind ¹  blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. ¹  All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away. ² 

When you gaze upon riches, ¹  they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! ² 

But I will strip everything away from Esau’s descendants. I will uncover their hiding places so they cannot hide. Their children, relatives, and neighbors will all be destroyed. Not one of them will be left!

God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart ¹  desires, ²  yet God does not enable ³  him to enjoy ⁴  the fruit of his labor ⁵  – instead, someone else ⁶  enjoys ⁷  it! ⁸  This is fruitless and a grave misfortune. ⁹ 

When that time comes, no guilt will be found in Israel. No sin will be found in Judah. ¹  For I will forgive those of them I have allowed to survive. ²  I, the Lord, affirm it!’” ³