16 In the dark they break into houses;they shut themselves in by day;they don’t know the light.
17 Deep darkness is morning to thembecause they recognize the horror of darkness.
18 They are scum on the water’s surface;their portion of the land is cursed;no one walks down a path in the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat steal melted snow,just as the underworld steals sinners.
20 The womb forgets them;the worm consumes them;they aren’t remembered,and so wickedness is shattered like a tree.
21 They prey on the barren, the childless,do nothing good for the widow.
22 They drag away the strong by force;they may get up but without guarantee of survival.