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Job 20
1 | Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: |
2 | "Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, Because of the turmoil within me. |
3 | I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer. |
4 | "Do you not know this of old, Since man was placed on earth, |
5 | That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? |
6 | Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds, |
7 | Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, "Where is he?' |
8 | He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. |
9 | The eye that saw him will see him no more, Nor will his place behold him anymore. |
10 | His children will seek the favor of the poor, And his hands will restore his wealth. |
11 | His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it will lie down with him in the dust. |
12 | "Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue, |
13 | Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth, |
14 | Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. |
15 | He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. |
16 | He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue will slay him. |
17 | He will not see the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and cream. |
18 | He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment. |
19 | For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build. |
20 | "Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires. |
21 | Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last. |
22 | In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him. |
23 | When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating. |
24 | He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. |
25 | It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him; |
26 | Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. |
27 | The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him. |
28 | The increase of his house will depart, And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath. |
29 | This is the portion from God for a wicked man, The heritage appointed to him by God." |