19 They say, ‘God [a]lays up [b]one’s iniquity (A)for his children’;
Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
20 Let his eyes see his destruction,
And (B)let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:19 stores up
  2. Job 21:19 Lit. his

19 ‘God stores up his iniquity for his children’?[a]
Then let him repay it to him that[b] he may know.
20 Let his eyes see his decay,
and let him drink from the wrath of Shaddai,
21 for what does he care for[c] his house after him,
when the number of his months is[d] cut off?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:19 Or “You say, ‘God stores up his iniquity for his children.’”
  2. Job 21:19 Hebrew “and”
  3. Job 21:21 Literally “his joy in”
  4. Job 21:21 Hebrew “are”

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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