10. The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;
11. The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
12. Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13. In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: --
14. Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;
15. And a spirit passed before my face--the hair of my flesh stood up--
16. It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:
17. Shall mortal man be more just than +God Shall a man be purer than his Maker?
18. Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:
19. How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!
20. From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.
21. Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.