“The righteous that have died
Will condemn the ungodly that are living.
Youth that is quickly perfected
Will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous.
They will see the end of the wise.
They will not understand
What the Lord purposed for them.
He kept them safe.
The unrighteous will see.
They will have contempt for them.
But the Lord will laugh them to scorn.
After this,
They will become dishonored corpses.
They are an outrage among the dead forever.
He will dash them speechless to the ground.
He will shake them from the foundations.
They will be left utterly dry.
They will be left barren.
They will suffer anguish.
Their memory will perish.”
The righteous (δίκαιος), when they die, condemn the living ungodly ones (ἀσεβεῖς). The perfected youth of the righteous is better than the old age of the unrighteous. The righteous understood the Lord’s purpose. The unrighteous have contempt for the righteous, but the Lord will laugh (ὁ Κύριος ἐκγελάσεται) at the unrighteous in scorn, after they have become dishonored corpses. The Lord will strike them speechless on the ground. They will be left dry, barren, and in anguish as their memory will be wiped out.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 