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Job 20
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Job 20
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
20 Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 Therefore various thoughts succeed one another in me, and my mind is hurried away to different things.
3 The doctrine with which thou reprovest me, I will hear, and the spirit of my understanding shall answer for me.
4 This I know from the beginning, since man was placed upon the earth,
5 That the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.
6 If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds:
7 In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that has seen him shall say: Where is he?
8 As a dream that fleeth away he shall not be found, he shall pass as a vision of the night:
9 The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall be oppressed with want, and his hands shall render him his sorrow.
11 His bones shall be filled with the vices of his youth, and they shall sleep with him in the dust.
12 For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.
13 He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.
14 His bread in his belly shall be turned into the gall of asps within him.
15 The riches which he hath swallowed; he shall vomit up, and God shall draw them out of his belly.
16 He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.
17 (Let him not see the streams of the river, the brooks of honey and of butter.)
18 He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.
19 Because he broke in and stripped the poor: he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.
20 And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them.
21 There was nothing left of his meat, and therefore nothing shall continue of his goods:
22 When he shall be filled, he shall be straitened, he shall burn, and every sorrow shall fall upon him.
23 May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him.
24 He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.
25 The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him.
26 All darkness is hid in his secret places: a fire that is not kindled shall devour him, he shall be afflicted when left in his tabernacle.
27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The offspring of his house shall be exposed, he shall be pulled down in the day of God's wrath.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the inheritance of his doings from the Lord.
Job 20
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Job 20
La Biblia de las Américas
Zofar describe a los impíos
20 Entonces respondió Zofar naamatita, y dijo:
2 Por esto mis pensamientos me hacen responder[a],
a causa de mi inquietud interior[b].
3 He escuchado la reprensión que me insulta(A),
y el espíritu de mi entendimiento me hace responder.
4 ¿Acaso sabes esto, que desde la antigüedad(B),
desde que el hombre fue puesto sobre la tierra,
5 es breve el júbilo de los malvados,
y un instante dura la alegría del impío(C)?
6 Aunque su presunción llegue[c] a los cielos,
y su cabeza toque las nubes(D),
7 como su propio estiércol perece para siempre(E);
los que lo han visto dirán: «¿Dónde está(F)?».
8 Huye como un sueño(G), y no lo pueden encontrar,
y como visión nocturna es ahuyentado(H).
9 El ojo que lo veía, ya no lo ve(I),
y su lugar no lo contempla más(J).
10 Sus hijos(K) favorecen a[d] los pobres,
y sus manos devuelven sus riquezas(L).
11 Sus huesos están llenos de vigor juvenil,
mas con él en el polvo yacen(M).
12 Aunque el mal sea dulce en su boca(N),
y lo oculte bajo su lengua,
13 (O)aunque lo desee[e] y no lo deje ir,
sino que lo retenga en su paladar,
14 con todo la comida en sus entrañas se transforma
en veneno[f] de cobras dentro de él.
15 Traga riquezas,
pero las vomitará;
de su vientre se las hará echar Dios(P).
16 Chupa veneno de cobras,
lengua de víbora(Q) lo mata.
17 No mira a los arroyos,
a los ríos que fluyen miel y cuajada(R).
18 Devuelve lo que ha ganado,
no lo puede tragar(S);
en cuanto a las riquezas de su comercio,
no las puede disfrutar.
19 Pues ha oprimido y abandonado a los pobres(T);
se ha apoderado de una casa que no construyó.
20 Porque no conoció sosiego en su interior[g],
no retiene nada(U) de lo que desea.
21 Nada le quedó por devorar[h],
por eso no dura su prosperidad(V).
22 En la plenitud de su abundancia estará en estrechez;
la mano de todo el que sufre vendrá contra él(W).
23 Cuando llene su vientre,
Dios enviará contra él el ardor de su ira(X)
y la hará llover sobre él mientras come[i](Y).
24 Tal vez huya(Z) del arma de hierro,
pero el arco de bronce lo atravesará.
25 La saeta lo traspasa y sale por[j] su espalda,
y la punta relumbrante por[k] su hiel(AA).
Vienen sobre él terrores(AB),
26 completas tinieblas(AC) están reservadas para sus tesoros;
fuego no atizado lo devorará(AD),
y consumirá al que quede en su tienda.
27 Los cielos revelarán su iniquidad,
y la tierra se levantará contra él(AE).
28 Las riquezas de su casa se perderán(AF);
serán arrasadas en el día de su ira[l](AG).
29 Esta es la porción de Dios para el hombre impío,
y la herencia decretada por Dios para él(AH).
Footnotes
- Job 20:2 Lit., volver
- Job 20:2 Lit., apresuramiento dentro de mí
- Job 20:6 Lit., suba
- Job 20:10 O, buscan el favor de
- Job 20:13 Lit., tenga compasión de él
- Job 20:14 Lit., hiel
- Job 20:20 Lit., vientre
- Job 20:21 O, de lo que él devora
- Job 20:23 O, como su alimento
- Job 20:25 Lit., de
- Job 20:25 Lit., de
- Job 20:28 I.e., ira de Dios
Job 20
New International Version
Job 20
New International Version
Zophar
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.(B)
3 I hear a rebuke(C) that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(D)
ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(E) is brief,
the joy of the godless(F) lasts but a moment.(G)
6 Though the pride(H) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(I)
and his head touches the clouds,(J)
7 he will perish forever,(K) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(L)
8 Like a dream(M) he flies away,(N) no more to be found,
banished(O) like a vision of the night.(P)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(Q)
10 His children(R) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(S)
11 The youthful vigor(T) that fills his bones(U)
will lie with him in the dust.(V)
12 “Though evil(W) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(X)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(Y)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(Z)
it will become the venom of serpents(AA) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(AB) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(AC) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(AD) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(AE)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(AF) flowing with honey(AG) and cream.(AH)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(AI)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(AJ)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(AK) and left them destitute;(AL)
he has seized houses(AM) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(AN)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(AO)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(AP)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(AQ)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(AR)
23 When he has filled his belly,(AS)
God will vent his burning anger(AT) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(AU)
24 Though he flees(AV) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(AW)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(AX) will come over him;(AY)
26 total darkness(AZ) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(BA) unfanned will consume him(BB)
and devour what is left in his tent.(BC)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(BD)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(BE)
rushing waters[b] on the day of God’s wrath.(BF)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(BG)
Job 20
New King James Version
Job 20
New King James Version
Zophar’s Sermon on the Wicked Man
20 Then (A)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.
3 I have heard the rebuke [a]that reproaches me,
And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
4 “Do you not know this of (B)old,
Since man was placed on earth,
5 (C)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (D)moment?
6 (E)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
And his head reaches to the clouds,
7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He will fly away (F)like a dream, and not be found;
Yes, he (G)will be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,
Nor will his place behold him anymore.
10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands will restore his wealth.
11 His bones are full of (H)his youthful vigor,
(I)But it will lie down with him in the dust.
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
But still keeps it in his [b]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
It becomes cobra venom within him.
15 He swallows down riches
And vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue will slay him.
17 He will not see (J)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.
19 For he has [c]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
20 “Because(K) he knows no quietness in his [d]heart,
He will not save anything he desires.
21 Nothing is left for him to eat;
Therefore his well-being will not last.
22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of [e]misery will come against him.
23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
And will rain it on him while he is eating.
24 (L)He will flee from the iron weapon;
A bronze bow will pierce him through.
25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
Yes, (M)the glittering point comes out of his [f]gall.
(N)Terrors come upon him;
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
(O)An unfanned fire will consume him;
It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house will depart,
And his goods will flow away in the day of His (P)wrath.
29 (Q)This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”
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