13. They rebel against light,don’t acknowledge its direction,don’t dwell in its paths.
14. The murderer rises at twilight,kills the poor and needy;at night, they are like a thief.
15. The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,thinking, No eye can see me,and puts a mask over his face.
16. In the dark they break into houses;they shut themselves in by day;they don’t know the light.
17. Deep darkness is morning to thembecause they recognize the horror of darkness.
18. They are scum on the water’s surface;their portion of the land is cursed;no one walks down a path in the vineyards.
19. Drought and heat steal melted snow,just as the underworld steals sinners.
20. The womb forgets them;the worm consumes them;they aren’t remembered,and so wickedness is shattered like a tree.
21. They prey on the barren, the childless,do nothing good for the widow.
22. They drag away the strong by force;they may get up but without guarantee of survival.
23. They make themselves secure;they are at ease.His eyes are on their ways.
24. They are exalted for a short time, but no longer.They are humbled then gathered in like everyone else;cut off like heads of grain.
25. If this isn’t so, who can prove me a liarand make my words disappear?