17. The deepest darkness is like morning to them. The terrors of darkness are their friends.
18. "But sinners are like bubbles on the surface of water. Their share of the land is under God's curse. So no one goes to their vineyards.
19. Melted snow disappears when the air is hot and dry. And sinners disappear when they go down into their graves.
20. Even their mothers forget them. The worms in their graves eat them up. No one remembers sinful people anymore. They are cut down like trees.
21. They mistreat women who aren't able to have children. They aren't kind to widows.
22. But God is powerful. He even drags away people who are strong. When he rises up against them, they can never be sure they are safe.
23. God might let them rest and feel secure. But his eyes see how they live.
24. For a little while they are honored. Then they are gone. They are brought low. And they die like everyone else. They are cut off like heads of grain.
25. "Who can prove that what I'm saying is wrong? Who can prove that my words aren't true?"