²⁴     He is addled by strain and anxiety, terrified;
        he will be overwhelmed as if by a king about to descend upon his enemy in war.
²⁵     For he raises his fist to God
        and acts arrogantly like a hero against the Highest One.^[a]
26     He runs at Him, headlong, headstrong,
        and leads his charge behind the thick protection of a massive shield.