19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(A)
    Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(B)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(C)
    let them drink(D) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(E)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(F)
    when their allotted months(G) come to an end?(H)

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19 You say, ‘God stores up their iniquity for their children.’
    Let it be paid back to them, so that they may know it.(A)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction,
    and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.[a](B)
21 For what do they care for their household after them,
    when the number of their months is cut off?

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Footnotes

  1. 21.20 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

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