21. Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in a time of peace, marauders attack him.
22. He does not expect to escape from darkness; he is destined for the sword.
23. He wanders about for bread— ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is at hand.
24. Distress and anguish terrify him; they overpower him like a king poised to attack,
25. for he raises his hand against God and flaunts himself against Shaddai,
26. defiantly rushing at Him with a thick, strong shield.
27. Because He covered his face with his fat and made his hips bulge with blubber,
28. he lived in ruined cities, in houses which no one inhabits, which are ready to crumble into heaps.