⁷ Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(A)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(B)

¹⁰ The wicked will see^(A) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth^(B) and waste away;^(C)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(D)

⁷ Because of this, all hands will go limp,^(A)
    every heart will melt with fear.^(B)

³ They sharpen their tongues like swords^(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(B)

¹⁵ The chiefs^(A) of Edom^(B) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,^(C)
the people^[a] of Canaan will melt^(D) away;

⁷ But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(B) in scorn.^(C)

¹⁴ I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.^(A)
My heart has turned to wax;^(B)
    it has melted^(C) within me.