19. to them alone the land was given, and no stranger passed over into their midst:
20. All the days of the wrong one he is paining himself, and few years have been stored up for the ruthless.
21. A frightening sound is in his ears; in peace a destroyer comes to him.
22. He believes not to return from darkness, and he is reserved for the sword.
23. He wanders about for food – where is it? He knows that a day of darkness is prepared for him.
24. Distress and pain frighten him – they overwhelm him, like a sovereign ready for the attack.
25. Because he has stretched out his hand against Ěl, and acts mightily against the Almighty.
26. He runs against Him defiantly, with thick-bossed shields.