Job 20:4-11
Christian Standard Bible
4 Don’t you know that ever since antiquity,
from the time a human was placed on earth,
5 the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?(A)
6 Though his arrogance reaches heaven,
and his head touches the clouds,(B)
7 he will vanish forever like his own dung.
Those who know[a] him will ask, “Where is he?” (C)
8 He will fly away like a dream and never be found;
he will be chased away like a vision in the night.(D)
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,(E)
and his household will no longer see him.(F)
10 His children will beg from[b] the poor,
for his own hands must give back his wealth.
11 His frame may be full of youthful vigor,
but it will lie down with him in dust.(G)
Job 20:4-11
International Standard Version
Destruction Awaits the Wicked
4 “Haven’t you known this from ancient times,
since mankind was placed on the earth?
5 The wicked triumph only briefly;
the joy of the godless is momentary.
6 Though he grow as tall as the sky,
or though his head touches the clouds,
7 he’ll perish forever, like his own excrement;
those who saw him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
8 He’ll vanish[a] like a dream, and no one will find him;
he will be chased away like a night vision.”
9 “An eye that gazes at him won’t do so again;
and his place won’t even recognize him.
10 His sons will make amends to the poor;
their hands will return his wealth.
11 Though his bones were full of youthful vigor;
yet they will lie down with him in the dust.
Notas al pie
- Job 20:8 Lit. He’ll fly away
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