“Do you know this from (A)of old,
From the establishment of man on earth,
That the (B)triumphing of the wicked is short,
And (C)the joy of the godless momentary?
“Though his loftiness [a](D)reaches the heavens,
And his head touches the clouds,
He (E)perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him (F)will say, ‘Where is he?’
“He flies away like a (G)dream, and they cannot find him;
Even like a vision of the night he is (H)chased away.
“The (I)eye which saw him sees him no longer,
And (J)his place no longer beholds him.
10 “His (K)sons [b]favor the poor,
And his hands (L)give back his wealth.
11 “His (M)bones are full of his youthful vigor,
But it lies down with him [c]in the dust.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:6 Lit goes up to
  2. Job 20:10 Or seek the favor of
  3. Job 20:11 Lit on