² “When will you stop talking?
    Be sensible; let us say something.
³ Why do you think we are stupid,
    like dumb cows?
⁴ Your anger is hurting no one but you.
    Do you think this world was made for you alone?
    Do you think God should move mountains just to satisfy you?

⁵ “Yes, the light of those who are evil will go out.
    Their fire will stop burning.
⁶ The light in their houses will become dark.
    The lamps next to them will go out.
⁷ Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak.
    Their own evil plans make them fall.
⁸ Their own feet lead them into a net.
    They fall into its hidden pit and are caught.
⁹ A trap catches them by the heel,
    and it holds them tight.
¹⁰ A rope is hidden on the ground to trip them.
    A trap is waiting in their path.
¹¹ On every side terrors frighten them.
    Fears follow every step they take.
¹² Disaster is hungry for them.
    Ruin stands close by, waiting for them to fall.
¹³ Diseases will eat away their skin.
    Death itself^[a] will eat their arms and legs.
¹⁴ They will be taken away from the safety of their tents
    and be led away to meet death, the king of terrors.
¹⁵ Nothing will be left in their tents,
    which will be sprinkled with burning sulfur.
¹⁶ Their roots below will dry up,
    and their branches above will die.
¹⁷ People on earth will not remember them.
    Their names will be forgotten.
¹⁸ They will be forced from light into darkness.
    They will be chased out of this world.
¹⁹ They will leave behind no children, no descendants.
    None of their people will be left alive.
²⁰ People in the west will be shocked at what happened to them.
    People in the east will be numb with fear.
²¹ This is what will happen to the homes of those who are evil.
    This is the place of those who don’t know God!”