The Punishment of the Wicked: Future Described as Often Sudden and Unexpected

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.