27 “Though^a he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat, ‡

28 He dwells in desolate cities,
In houses which no one inhabits,
Which are destined to become ruins.

30 He will not depart from darkness;
The flame will dry out his branches,
And ^aby the breath of His mouth he will go away. ‡

31 Let him not ^atrust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward. ‡