Job 20:4-11
English Standard Version
4 Do you not know this from of old,
(A)since man was placed on earth,
5 (B)that the exulting of the wicked is short,
and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6 (C)Though his height mount up to the heavens,
and his head reach to the clouds,
7 he will perish forever like his own (D)dung;
those who have seen him will say, (E)‘Where is he?’
8 He will fly away like (F)a dream and not be found;
he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 (G)The eye that saw him will see him no more,
nor will his place any more behold him.
10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
and his hands will (H)give back his wealth.
11 His bones are full of his (I)youthful vigor,
but it will lie (J)down with him in the dust.
Job 20:4-11
New Living Translation
4 “Don’t you realize that from the beginning of time,
ever since people were first placed on the earth,
5 the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
6 Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens
and their heads touch the clouds,
7 yet they will vanish forever,
thrown away like their own dung.
Those who knew them will ask,
‘Where are they?’
8 They will fade like a dream and not be found.
They will vanish like a vision in the night.
9 Those who once saw them will see them no more.
Their families will never see them again.
10 Their children will beg from the poor,
for they must give back their stolen riches.
11 Though they are young,
their bones will lie in the dust.
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