²² Now stop your mocking,^(A)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed^(B) against the whole land.^(C)

³¹ “Can you bind the chains^[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?^(A)

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;^(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.^(B)

²⁰ Praise the Lord,^(A) you his angels,^(B)
    you mighty ones^(C) who do his bidding,^(D)
    who obey his word.