20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;
only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
21Sounds of terror fill his ears;
in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
22He despairs of his return from darkness;
he is marked for the sword.
23He wanders about as food for vultures;
he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24Distress and anguish terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
25For he has stretched out his hand against God
and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
26rushing headlong at Him
with a thick, studded shield.
27Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with flesh,
— Job 15:20-27