5. “Yes, the light of those who are evil will go out. Their fire will stop burning.
6. The light in their houses will become dark. The lamps next to them will go out.
7. Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak. Their own evil plans make them fall.
8. Their own feet lead them into a net. They fall into its hidden pit and are caught.
9. A trap catches them by the heel, and it holds them tight.
10. A rope is hidden on the ground to trip them. A trap is waiting in their path.
11. On every side terrors frighten them. Fears follow every step they take.
12. Disaster is hungry for them. Ruin stands close by, waiting for them to fall.
13. Diseases will eat away their skin. Death itself will eat their arms and legs.
14. They will be taken away from the safety of their tents and be led away to meet death, the king of terrors.
15. Nothing will be left in their tents, which will be sprinkled with burning sulfur.
16. Their roots below will dry up, and their branches above will die.
17. People on earth will not remember them. Their names will be forgotten.
18. They will be forced from light into darkness. They will be chased out of this world.
19. They will leave behind no children, no descendants. None of their people will be left alive.