4. Their seed shall be backward in their prolific soil; and everything
done on earth shall be subverted, and disappear in its season. The rain
shall be restrained, and heaven shall stand still.
5. In those days the fruits of the earth shall be late, and not flourish
in their season; and in their season the fruits of the trees shall be
withholden.
6. The moon shall change its laws, and not be seen at its proper period.
But in those days shall heaven be seen; and barrenness shall take place
in the borders of the great chariots in the west. _Heaven_ shall shine
more than _when illuminated by_ the orders of light; while many chiefs
among the stars of authority shall err, perverting their ways and works.
7. Those shall not appear in their season, who command them, and all the
classes of the stars shall be shut up against sinners.
8. The thoughts of those who dwell on earth shall transgress within
them; and they shall be perverted in all their ways.
9. They shall transgress, and think themselves gods; while evil shall be
multiplied among them.
10. And punishment shall come upon them, so that all of them shall be
destroyed.