23 One person dies in full vigor,(A)
    completely secure and at ease,(B)
24 well nourished(C) in body,[a]
    bones(D) rich with marrow.(E)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(F)
    never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(G)
    and worms(H) cover them both.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

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