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13 They are rebels against the light:(A)
    they do not recognize its ways;
    they do not stay in its paths.
14 When there is no light the murderer rises,
    to kill the poor and needy;
    in the night he acts like a thief.
15 The eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight;(B)
    he says, “No eye will see me.”
He puts a mask over his face;
16     in the dark he breaks into houses;
By day they shut themselves in;
    they do not know the light.
17 Indeed, for all of them morning is deep darkness;
    then they recognize the terrors of deep darkness.

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13 “There are those who rebel against the light,(A)
    who do not know its ways
    or stay in its paths.(B)
14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up,
    kills(C) the poor and needy,(D)
    and in the night steals forth like a thief.(E)
15 The eye of the adulterer(F) watches for dusk;(G)
    he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’(H)
    and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(I)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(J)
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(K) of darkness.(L)

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