18. what wise men have told, and they have not hidden that which is from their ancestors,
19. to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed through their midst.
20. “All of the wicked one’s days he is writhing, even through the number of years that are laid up for the tyrant.
21. Sounds of terror are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come against him.
22. He cannot trust that he will return from darkness, and he himself is destined for the sword.
23. “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at hand.
24. Anguish and distress terrify him; they overpower him like a king ready for the battle.
25. Because he stretched out his hand against God, and he was arrogant to Shaddai;
26. he stubbornly runs against him with his thick-bossed shield.
27. “Because he has covered his face with his fat and has gathered fat upon his loins,
28. he will dwell in desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.
29. He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.