11 They send forth their children as a flock;(A)
    their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(B)
    they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(C)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(D)
    and go down to the grave(E) in peace.[a](F)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(G)
    We have no desire to know your ways.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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