when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.

if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,

Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,
like a bird from a fowler’s trap.

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap

A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.

In the end it bites like a snake
and stings like a viper.

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

Singing songs to a troubled heart
is like taking off clothing on a cold day
or like pouring vinegar on soda.