35  ^zI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,

spreading himself like a green laurel tree.¹

36  ^aBut he passed away,² and behold, he was no more;

though I sought him, he could not be found.

12  ⁿYou shall seek those who contend with you,

but you shall not find them;

those who war against you

shall be as nothing at all.