And ye shall ascend and enter the crevices of the earth, And the clefts of the rock for ever as coneys before the unrighteous, And the sirens shall sigh because of you and weep.] 3. Wherefore fear not, ye that have suffered; For healing shall be your portion, And a bright light shall enlighten you, And the voice of rest ye shall hear from heaven. 4. Woe unto you, ye sinners, for your riches make you appear like the righteous, But your hearts convict you of being sinners, And this fact shall be a testimony against you for a memorial of (your) evil deeds. 5. Woe to you who devour the finest of the wheat, And drink =wine in large bowls=, And tread under foot the lowly with your might. 6. Woe to you who drink water =from every fountain=, For suddenly shall ye be consumed and wither away, Because ye have forsaken the fountain of life. 7. Woe to you who work unrighteousness, And deceit and blasphemy: It shall be a memorial against you for evil. 8. Woe to you, ye mighty, Who with might oppress the righteous; For the day of your destruction is coming. In those days many and good days shall come to the righteous—in the day of your judgement. XCVII. _The Evils in Store for Sinners and the Possessors of unrighteous Wealth._ XCVII. 1. Believe, ye righteous, that the sinners will become a shame, And perish in the day of unrighteousness. 2. Be it known unto you (ye sinners) that the Most High is mindful of your destruction, And the angels of heaven rejoice over your destruction. 3. What will ye do, ye sinners, And whither will ye flee on that day of judgement, When ye hear the voice of the prayer of the righteous? 4. Yea, ye shall fare like unto them, Against whom this word shall be a testimony: “Ye have been companions of sinners.” 5. And in those days the prayer of the righteous shall reach unto the Lord. And for you the days of your judgement shall come, 6. And all the words of your unrighteousness shall be read out before the Great Holy One; And your faces shall be covered with shame, And He will reject every work which is grounded on unrighteousness. 7. Woe to you, ye sinners, who live on the mid-ocean and on the dry land, Whose remembrance is evil against you. 8. Woe to you who acquire silver and gold in unrighteousness, and say: “We have become rich with riches and have possessions, And have acquired everything we have desired. 9. And now let us do what we purposed: For we have gathered silver, 9^d And many are the husbandmen in our houses, 9^c And our granaries are (brim)full as with water.” 10. Yea, and like water your lies shall flow away; For your riches shall not abide, But speedily ascend from you;