12. “Now a word was brought to me secretly,and my ear received a whisper of it.
13. Amid disquieting thoughts from night visions,when deep sleep falls on mortals,
14. terror and trembling came to me,which made all my bones shake.
15. A breath of wind was passing before my face,and the hair on my body was standingup.
16. It stood still,but I could not recognize its appearance;a form was in front of my eyes,there was stillness, then I heard a voice saying:
17. ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
18. He does not trust in His servants,and He charges His angels with error;
19. Even more, those who dwell in houses of clay,whose foundation is in the dust,who are crushed before the moth.
20. They are broken in pieces from morning to evening;they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
21. Are not their tent ropes plucked up,so they die, even without wisdom?’