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Job 15:17-35
Revised Standard Version
Job 15:17-35
Revised Standard Version
17 “I will show you, hear me;
and what I have seen I will declare
18 (what wise men have told,
and their fathers have not hidden,
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no stranger passed among them).
20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.
21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is destined for the sword.
23 He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
24 distress and anguish terrify him;
they prevail against him, like a king prepared for battle.
25 Because he has stretched forth his hand against God,
and bids defiance to the Almighty,
26 running stubbornly against him
with a thick-bossed shield;
27 because he has covered his face with his fat,
and gathered fat upon his loins,
28 and has lived in desolate cities,
in houses which no man should inhabit,
which were destined to become heaps of ruins;
29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,
nor will he strike root in the earth;[a]
30 he will not escape from darkness;
the flame will dry up his shoots,
and his blossom[b] will be swept away[c] by the wind.
31 Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself;
for emptiness will be his recompense.
32 It will be paid in full before his time,
and his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape, like the vine,
and cast off his blossom, like the olive tree.
34 For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief and bring forth evil
and their heart prepares deceit.”
Job 15:17-35
New International Version
Job 15:17-35
New International Version
17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you;
let me tell you what I have seen,(A)
18 what the wise have declared,
hiding nothing received from their ancestors(B)
19 (to whom alone the land(C) was given
when no foreigners moved among them):
20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment,(D)
the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.(E)
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(F)
when all seems well, marauders attack him.(G)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(H)
he is marked for the sword.(I)
23 He wanders about(J) for food like a vulture;(K)
he knows the day of darkness(L) is at hand.(M)
24 Distress and anguish(N) fill him with terror;(O)
troubles overwhelm him, like a king(P) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(Q) at God
and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(R)
26 defiantly charging against him
with a thick, strong shield.(S)
27 “Though his face is covered with fat
and his waist bulges with flesh,(T)
28 he will inhabit ruined towns
and houses where no one lives,(U)
houses crumbling to rubble.(V)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(W)
nor will his possessions spread over the land.(X)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(Y)
a flame(Z) will wither his shoots,(AA)
and the breath of God’s mouth(AB) will carry him away.(AC)
31 Let him not deceive(AD) himself by trusting what is worthless,(AE)
for he will get nothing in return.(AF)
32 Before his time(AG) he will wither,(AH)
and his branches will not flourish.(AI)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(AJ)
like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(AK)
34 For the company of the godless(AL) will be barren,
and fire will consume(AM) the tents of those who love bribes.(AN)
35 They conceive trouble(AO) and give birth to evil;(AP)
their womb fashions deceit.”
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