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21     His ears are assailed by the sounds of terror;
        but when he is finally at peace, the destroyer seizes him.
22     Unsure that he will ever escape darkness,
        he lives ever-conscious of the sword.
23     He wanders aimlessly in search of food.
        “Where is it?” he asks.[a]
    He knows all the while that the great day of darkness is imminent.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:23 Greek manuscripts read, “He is thrown out like food for vultures.”

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