"He fliesawaylike a dream,and they cannotfindhim; Even like a visionof the nighthe is chasedaway.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
"Allaroundterrorsfrightenhim, And harryhim at every step.
"He is drivenfrom lightinto darkness,And chasedfrom the inhabitedworld.
"Terrorsovertakehim like a flood;A tempeststealshim awayin the night.
"Whythen do You not pardonmy transgressionAnd takeawaymy iniquity?For nowI will liedownin the dust;And You will seekme, but I will not be."
"The eyeof him who seesme will beholdme nolonger; Your eyes[will be] on me, but I will not be.
He rodeupon a cheruband flew;And He spedupon the wingsof the wind.
Like a dreamwhenone awakes,O Lord,when aroused,You will despisetheir form.
As for the daysof our life,they contain seventyyears,Or ifdue to strength,eightyyears,Yet their prideis [but] laborand sorrow;For soonit is goneand we flyaway.
You have sweptthem awaylikea flood,they fallasleep;In the morningthey are like grasswhich sproutsanew.
When the whirlwindpasses,the wickedis nomore,But the righteous[has] an everlastingfoundation.
"So he will turnhis facetoward the fortressesof his own land,but he will stumbleand falland be foundnomore.
