18 What wise men have told,
Not hiding
anything received afrom their fathers,
19 To whom alone the
1 land was given,
And
ano alien passed among them:
20 The wicked man writhes with pain all
his days,
aAnd the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21 1Dreadful sounds
are in his ears;
aIn prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will
areturn from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.
23 He
awanders about for bread,
saying, ‘Where
is it?’
He knows
bthat a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
They overpower him, like a king ready for
1 battle.
25 For he stretches out his hand against God,
And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
26 Running stubbornly against Him
With his strong, embossed shield.
27 “Though
a he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made
his waist heavy with fat,
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