28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(B)

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When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

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