"I have seenª° the wickedª in great power,ª and spreading²° himself¹ like a greenª bay tree.ª ... Yet he passed away,ª° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª°" {Psa 37:35-36} + "Until¹ I wentª° into¹ the sanctuaryª of God;ª [then] understoodª° I their end.ª ... As a dreamª when [one] awaketh;ª°¹ [so], O Lord,ª when thou awakest,ª thou shalt despiseª° their image.ª" {Psa 73:17-20} + "Thou carriest them away as with a flood;ª° they are¹ [as] a sleep:ª in the morningª [they are] like grassª [which] groweth up.ª° ... In the morningª it flourisheth,ª° and groweth up;ª° in the eveningª it is cut down,ª° and withereth.ª°" {Psa 90:5-6} + "When the wickedª springª° as¹ the grass,ª and when all¹ the workersª° of iniquityª do flourish;ª° [it is] that they shall be destroyedª° for ever:ª¹" {Psa 92:7} + "Let them all¹ be confoundedª° and turnedª° backª that hateª° Zion.ª ... Wherewith the mowerª° fillethª° not¹¹ his hand;ª nor he that bindeth¹ sheaves²° his bosom.ª" {Psa 129:5-7} + "That¹ the triumphingª of the wickedª [is] short,ª¹ and the joyª of the hypocriteª [but] for¹ a moment?ª ... The eyeª also [which] sawª° him shall [see him] no¹ more;ª° neither¹ shall his placeª any more¹ beholdª° him." {Job 20:5-9} + "Butª the¹ rich,ª inª that he²¹ is made low:ª becauseª asª the flowerª of the grassª he shall pass away.ª° ... Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:10-11} + "Forª allª fleshª [is] asª grass,ª andª allª the gloryª of manª asª the flowerª of grass.ª The¹ grassª withereth,ª° andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth away:ª°" {1Pe 1:24} |
