Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his “expectation” (that is, his hope for the future) did not perish. The sec…

When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish. His expectation of a longer life, of getting more riches, attaini…

When a godly man dies, all his fears vanish; but when a wicked man dies, his hopes vanish.