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11 “If they listen and obey God,
    they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.
    All their years will be pleasant.
12 But if they refuse to listen to him,
    they will cross over the river of death,
    dying from lack of understanding.
13 For the godless are full of resentment.
    Even when he punishes them,
    they refuse to cry out to him for help.

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11 If they obey and serve him,(A)
    they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity(B)
    and their years in contentment.(C)
12 But if they do not listen,
    they will perish by the sword[a](D)
    and die without knowledge.(E)

13 “The godless in heart(F) harbor resentment;(G)
    even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:12 Or will cross the river