15:20 All his days 1 the wicked man suffers torment, 2
throughout the number of the years
that 3 are stored up for the tyrant. 4
15:21 Terrifying sounds fill 5 his ears;
in a time of peace marauders 6 attack him.
15:22 He does not expect 7 to escape from darkness; 8
he is marked for the sword; 9
15:23 he wanders about – food for vultures; 10
he knows that the day of darkness is at hand. 11
15:24 Distress and anguish 12 terrify him;
they prevail against him
like a king ready to launch an attack, 13
15:25 for he stretches out his hand against God, 14
and vaunts himself 15 against the Almighty,
15:26 defiantly charging against him 16
with a thick, strong shield! 17