15 Look, God does not even trust the angels.Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.
16 How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful personwith a thirst for wickedness!
17 “If you will listen, I will show you.I will answer you from my own experience.
18 And it is confirmed by the reports of wise menwho have heard the same thing from their fathers—
19 from those to whom the land was givenlong before any foreigners arrived.
20 “The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives.Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
21 The sound of terror rings in their ears,and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.