15. Why, God does not trust even his angels;even they are not pure in his sight.
16. And people drink evil as if it were water;yes, they are corrupt; they are worthless.
17. Now listen, Job, to what I know.
18. Those who are wise have taught me truthswhich they learnt from their ancestors,and they kept no secrets hidden.
19. Their land was free from foreigners;there was no one to lead them away from God.
20. The wicked who oppress otherswill be in torment as long as they live.
21. Voices of terror will scream in their ears,and robbers attack when they think they are safe.
22. They have no hope of escaping from darkness,for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,
23. and vultures are waiting to eat their corpses.They know their future is dark;
24. disaster, like a powerful king,is waiting to attack them.
25. That is the fate of thosewho shake their fists at Godand defy the Almighty.
26-27. They are proud and rebellious;they stubbornly hold up their shieldsand rush to fight against God.
28. They are the ones who captured citiesand seized houses whose owners had fled,but war will destroy those cities and houses.