18. What the wise relateand have not contradicted since the days of their ancestors,
19. To whom alone the land was given,when no foreigner moved among them:
20. The wicked is in torment all his days,and limited years are in store for the ruthless;
21. The sound of terrors is in his ears;when all is prosperous, a spoiler comes upon him.
22. He despairs of escaping the darkness,and looks ever for the sword;