24:14. The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.
24:15. The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.
24:16. He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.
24:17. If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light.
24:18. He is light upon the face of the water: cursed be his portion on the earth, let him not walk by the way of the vineyards.
24:19. Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell.
24:20. Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.
24:21. For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.
24:22. He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.
24:23. God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.