He lies down rich but will not be gathered again; he opens his eyes but he is not, describing the wicked's death as sudden and total, a termination that allows no continuation or recovery. The image of lying down rich emphasizes that wealth provides no protection against death—the wicked can be utterly prosperous at the moment of death and find it useless. The assertion that he opens his eyes but he is not suggests that consciousness itself is interrupted, that death constitutes complete cessation. The absence of being gathered suggests that the wicked faces isolation even in death, no gathering of family or community to honor the deceased.

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