20 “Because(A) he knows no quietness in his [a]heart,
He will not save anything he desires.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Job 20:20 Lit. belly

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(A)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(B)

Read full chapter

13 (A)There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
14 But those riches perish through [a]misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit. bad business

13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:(A)

wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
14     or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when they have children
    there is nothing left for them to inherit.

Read full chapter

20 (A)But the wicked are like the troubled sea,
When it cannot rest,
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

21 There(B) is no peace,”
Says my God, “for the wicked.”

Read full chapter

20 But the wicked(A) are like the tossing sea,(B)
    which cannot rest,
    whose waves cast up mire(C) and mud.
21 “There is no peace,”(D) says my God, “for the wicked.”(E)

Read full chapter