17. And I will make justice the line,and righteousness the plumb line;and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
18. Then your covenant with death will be annulled,and your agreement with Sheol will not stand;when the overwhelming scourge passes through,you will be beaten down by it.
19. As often as it passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass through,by day and by night;and it will be sheer terror to understand the message.
20. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on,and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.