Job 15:17-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 “I will show you; listen to me;
what I have seen I will declare—
18 what sages have told
and their ancestors have not hidden,(A)
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked writhe in pain all their days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.(B)
21 Terrifying sounds are in their ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon them.(C)
22 They despair of returning from darkness,
and they are destined for the sword.(D)
23 They wander abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
They know that a day of darkness is ready at hand;(E)
24 distress and anguish terrify them;
they prevail against them like a king prepared for battle.
25 Because they stretched out their hands against God
and bid defiance to the Almighty,[a](F)
26 running stubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;
27 because they have covered their faces with their fat
and gathered fat upon their loins,(G)
28 they will live in desolate cities,
in houses that no one should inhabit,
houses destined to become heaps of ruins;
29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,
nor will they strike root in the earth;[b](H)
30 they will not escape from darkness;
the flame will dry up their shoots,
and their blossom[c] will be swept away by the wind.(I)
31 Let them not trust in emptiness, deceiving themselves,
for emptiness will be their recompense.(J)
32 It will be paid in full before their time,
and their branch will not be green.(K)
33 They will shake off their unripe grape, like the vine,
and cast off their blossoms, like the olive tree.(L)
34 For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.(M)
35 They conceive mischief and bring forth evil,
and their belly prepares deceit.”(N)
Job 15:17-35
English Standard Version
17 “I will show you; hear me,
and what I have seen I will declare
18 (what wise men have told,
without hiding it (A)from their fathers,
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no (B)stranger passed among them).
20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the (C)years that are laid up for (D)the ruthless.
21 (E)Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
in (F)prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is marked for the sword.
23 He (G)wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
24 distress and anguish terrify him;
they (H)prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.
25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God
and defies the Almighty,
26 (I)running (J)stubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;
27 because he has (K)covered his face with his fat
and gathered fat upon his waist
28 and has lived in desolate cities,
in houses that none should inhabit,
which were ready to become heaps of ruins;
29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,
nor will his possessions spread over the earth;[a]
30 he will not depart from darkness;
the flame will dry up his shoots,
and by (L)the breath of his mouth he will depart.
31 Let him not (M)trust in emptiness, deceiving himself,
for emptiness will be his payment.
32 It will be paid in full (N)before his time,
and his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine,
and cast off his blossom like the olive tree.
34 For (O)the company of the godless is barren,
and (P)fire consumes the tents of bribery.
35 They (Q)conceive trouble and give birth to evil,
and their (R)womb prepares deceit.”
Footnotes
- Job 15:29 Or nor will his produce bend down to the earth
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