Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me through visions,

Yet at the scent of water [the stump of the tree] will flourish
And bring forth sprigs and shoots like a seedling.

“The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one.

“He may flee from the iron weapon,
But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.

“The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body];
Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.
Terrors march in upon him;

“You say, ‘What does God know [about me]?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?

“He will even rescue the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent;
And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.”

“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].

When His lamp shone upon my head
And by His light I walked through darkness;

When my steps [through rich pastures] were washed with butter and cream [from my livestock],
And the rock poured out for me streams of oil [from my olive groves].

“As through a wide breach they come,
Amid the crash [of falling walls] they roll on [over me].

“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?

“Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose
Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?