He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,\par\tab And he is waited for of the sword.
And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;\par\tab And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Be ye afraid of the sword:\par\tab For wrath {\i bringeth} the punishments of the sword,\par\tab That ye may know there is a judgment.\par
If I had called, and he had answered me,\par\tab Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.
What is my strength, that I should wait?\par\tab And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
He wandereth abroad for bread, {\i saying}, Where is it?\par\tab He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He shall not depart out of darkness;\par\tab The flame shall dry up his branches,\par\tab And by the breath of {\i God's} mouth shall he go away.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit,\par\tab And his life from perishing by the sword.\par
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword,\par\tab And they shall die without knowledge.