But we can say with certitude that, with the individual as with the nation, the flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for ,unceasingly, hfe keeps books on us all.

• 但是我们可以确信地说，不管是对个人或是对国家而言，恶人猖獗只是一种幻象，因为生命无时无刻不将我们的所作所为像账一样一笔一笔记录下来。