18 What the wise relateand have not contradicted since the days of their ancestors,
19 To whom alone the land was given,when no foreigner moved among them:
20 The wicked is in torment all his days,and limited years are in store for the ruthless;
21 The sound of terrors is in his ears;when all is prosperous, a spoiler comes upon him.
22 He despairs of escaping the darkness,and looks ever for the sword;
23 A wanderer, food for vultures,he knows destruction is imminent.
24 A day of darkness fills him with dread;distress and anguish overpower him,like a king expecting an attack.