Wisdom 17:13-15

Common English Bible

¹³ Expecting the worst, people prefer to remain ignorant of the cause of their torment.

¹⁴ The night itself was powerless, rising up from the darkest corners of a hell that didn’t really exist. As they slept the same sleep, ¹⁵ monsters from their own imaginations rose up and hunted them down. They were paralyzed with fear as their spirits failed them. A sudden and unexpected fear drenched their whole being.