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They hide near the villages.
    They look for innocent people to kill;
    they watch in secret for the helpless.
They wait in hiding like a lion.
    They wait to catch poor people;
    they catch the poor in nets.
10 The poor are thrown down and crushed;
    they are defeated because the others are stronger.

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He lies in wait(A) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(B)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(C)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(D)
10 His victims are crushed,(E) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.

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