25. because he shakes his fist at Godand vaunts himself against the Almighty,
26. defiantly charging against himwith a thick, strong shield.
27. ‘Though his face is covered with fatand his waist bulges with flesh,
28. he will inhabit ruined townsand houses where no one lives,houses crumbling to rubble.
29. He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,nor will his possessions spread over the land.
30. He will not escape the darkness;a flame will wither his shoots,and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.