Job 15:14-26

“What is man, that he should be pure and clean, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous and just? “Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels); Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight— How much less [pure and clean is] the one who is repulsive and corrupt, Man, who drinks unrighteousness and injustice like water! ¶“I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare; What wise men have [freely] told, And have not hidden [anything passed on to them] from their fathers, To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them [corrupting the truth]. “The wicked man writhes with pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one. “A [dreadful] sound of terrors is in his ears; While at peace and in a time of prosperity the destroyer comes upon him [the tent of the robber is not at peace]. “He does not believe that he will return out of the darkness [for fear of being murdered], And he is destined for the sword [of God’s vengeance]. “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand. “Distress and anxiety terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for battle. “Because he has stretched out his hand against God And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty, Running and charging headlong against Him With his ornamented and massive shield