20 all his days the wicked man suffers torment,the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;when all seems well, marauders attack him.
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;he is marked for the sword.
23 He wanders about for food like a vulture;he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24 Distress and anguish fill him with terror;troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist at Godand vaunts himself against the Almighty,
26 defiantly charging against himwith a thick, strong shield.