10
A long illness puzzles the doctor. Even a king may be alive today and dead tomorrow.
11
When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.
12
Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker.
13
Pride is like a fountain pouring out sin, and whoever persists in it will be full of wickedness. That is why the Lord brought terrible punishments on some people and completely destroyed them.
14
The Lord has overthrown kings and put humbler people in their place.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.