²¹     His ears are assailed by the sounds of terror;
        but when he is finally at peace, the destroyer seizes him.
²²     Unsure that he will ever escape darkness,
        he lives ever-conscious of the sword.
²³     He wanders aimlessly in search of food.
        “Where is it?” he asks.^[a]
    He knows all the while that the great day of darkness is imminent.