But the eyes of the wicked] He sheweth that contrary things shall come unto them that do not repent. shall fail] Wicked men shall end their dayes in tears and sighs, expecting that good they never shall attain unto, chap. 8. 13. they shall not escape] Heb. flight shall perish from them. their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost] Chap. 8. 14. and 18. 14. as the giving up of the ghost] Or, a puff of breath. Their hope shall be in vain, as he that gives up the ghost can hope for no good in this life: or, they shall utterly despair in the end, being by a miserable death deprived of all expected prosperity.