17. “I will tell you, hear me;What I have seen I will declare,
18. What wise men have told,Not hiding anything received from their fathers,
19. To whom alone the land was given,And no alien passed among them:
20. The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21. Dreadful sounds are in his ears;In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22. He does not believe that he will return from darkness,For a sword is waiting for him.
23. He wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24. Trouble and anguish make him afraid;They overpower him, like a king ready for battle.
25. For he stretches out his hand against God,And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
26. Running stubbornly against HimWith his strong, embossed shield.