12Now a thing was secretly brought to me,

And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

13In thoughts from the visions of the night,

When deep sleep falleth on men,

14Fear came upon me, and trembling,

Which made all my bones to shake.

15Then a spirit passed before my face;

The hair of my flesh stood up.

16It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof;

A form was before mine eyes:

There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17Shall mortal man be more just than God?

Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

18Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants;

And his angels he chargeth with folly:

19How much more them that dwell in houses of clay,

Whose foundation is in the dust,

Who are crushed before the moth!

20Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed:

They perish for ever without any regarding it.

21Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?

They die, and that without wisdom.