14. “What is man, that he could be pure?And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?
15. If God puts no trust in His saints,And the heavens are not pure in His sight,
16. How much less man, who is abominable and filthy,Who drinks iniquity like water!
17. “I will tell you, hear me;What I have seen I will declare,
18. What wise men have told,Not hiding anything received from their fathers,
19. To whom alone the land was given,And no alien passed among them:
20. The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21. Dreadful sounds are in his ears;In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22. He does not believe that he will return from darkness,For a sword is waiting for him.
23. He wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24. Trouble and anguish make him afraid;They overpower him, like a king ready for battle.