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22     When he is fat with satisfaction,
        the belt of distress will tighten around him
        and the hands of the downtrodden will rise up against him.
23     When he has filled up his belly,
        God will visit him with His ferocious anger;
        it will rain down on him while he is eating.
24     Let him attempt to escape the iron weapon.
        Instead, a bow of bronze will send death to tear into him.

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22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(A)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(B)
23 When he has filled his belly,(C)
    God will vent his burning anger(D) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(E)
24 Though he flees(F) from an iron weapon,
    a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(G)

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