12 In the cities the wounded and dying cry out,but God ignores their prayers.
13 There are those who reject the light;they don't understand it or go where it leads.
14 At dawn the murderer gets upand goes out to kill the poor,and at night he steals.
15 The adulterer waits for twilight to come;he covers his face so that no one can see him.
16 At night thieves break into houses,but by day they hide and avoid the light.
17 They fear the light of day,but darkness holds no terror for them.
18 The wicked are swept away by floods,and the land they own is under God's curse;they no longer go to work in their vineyards.