11. The mighty lion perishes for lack of prey,and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12. “Now a word was secretly brought to me,and my ear caught a whisper of it.
13. In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the nightwhen a deep sleep falls on men,
14. a trembling gripped me – and a terror! – and made all my bones shake.
15. Then a breath of air passes by my face;it makes the hair of my flesh stand up.
16. It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance;an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:
17. “Is a mortal man righteous before God?Or a man pure before his Creator?
18. If God puts no trust in his servantsand attributes folly to his angels,
19. how much more to those who live in houses of clay,whose foundation is in the dust,who are crushed like a moth?
20. They are destroyed between morning and evening;they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
21. Is not their excess wealth taken away from them?They die, yet without attaining wisdom.