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15 The eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight;(A)
    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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15 The eye of the adulterer(A) watches for dusk;(B)
    he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’(C)
    and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(D)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(E)
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(F) of darkness.(G)

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