Job 20:4-11
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Do you know this from (A)of old,
From the establishment of man on earth,
5 That the (B)shouts of joy of the wicked are short,
And (C)the gladness of the godless momentary?
6 Though his loftiness (D)goes up to the heavens,
And his head touches the clouds,
7 He (E)perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him (F)will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He flies away like a (G)dream, and they cannot find him;
Even like a vision of the night he is (H)chased away.
9 The (I)eye which saw him sees him no longer,
And (J)his place no longer beholds him.
10 His (K)sons seek the favor of 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 [a]in the dust.
Footnotes
- Job 20:11 Lit on
Job 20:4-11
American Standard Version
4 Knowest thou not this of old time,
Since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6 Though his height mount up to the heavens,
And his head reach unto the clouds;
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more;
Neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 [a]His children shall seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands shall give back his wealth.
11 His bones are full of his youth,
But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
Footnotes
- Job 20:10 Or, as otherwise read, The poor shall oppress his children
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