^{12 Ref} "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, My ear received a whisper of it.

^{13 Ref} In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,

^{14 Ref} Fear came on me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.

^{15 Ref} Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

^{16 Ref} It stood still, but I couldn't discern the appearance of it; A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

^{17 Ref} 'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

^{18 Ref} Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.

^{19 Ref} How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

^{20 Ref} Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.

^{21 Ref} Isn't their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'