Job 15:17-25

17“If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.

18And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers—

19from those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.

20“The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.

21The sound of terror rings in their ears, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.

22They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.

23They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near.

24That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.

25For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty.