He shall flee away as a dream, and they shall not find him, and shall pass away as a vision of the night.

So that the eye which had seen him, shall do so no more, and his place shall see him no more.

10 His children shall [a]flatter the poor, and his hands shall [b]restore his substance.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:10 Whereas the father through ambition and tyranny oppressed the poor, the children through poverty and misery, shall seek favor at the poor.
  2. Job 20:10 So that the thing which he hath taken away by violence shall be restored again by force.

Like a dream(A) he flies away,(B) no more to be found,
    banished(C) like a vision of the night.(D)
The eye that saw him will not see him again;
    his place will look on him no more.(E)
10 His children(F) must make amends to the poor;
    his own hands must give back his wealth.(G)

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