Wisdom 17:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ For those who believed that their secret sins were unnoticed
    behind a dark veil of forgetfulness
were scattered in fright and trembling,
    terrified by apparitions.
⁴ Not even the dark corners that sheltered them could offer them refuge from fear,
    for terrifying sounds echoed around them,
    and frightening, grim-faced apparitions appeared before their eyes.
⁵ No fire had sufficient intensity to provide them with light,
    nor was the blazing brilliance of the stars sufficient
    to illumine the somber night.