14. So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
15. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
16. He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.
17. He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
18. According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due.