Job 20:4-11
New King James Version
4 “Do you not know this of (A)old,
Since man was placed on earth,
5 (B)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (C)moment?
6 (D)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 (E)like a dream, and not be found;
Yes, he (F)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 (G)his youthful vigor,
(H)But it will lie down with him in the dust.
Job 20:4-11
Authorized (King James) Version
4 Knowest thou not this of old,
since man was placed upon earth,
5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short,
and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens,
and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
they which 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 also which saw him shall see him no more;
neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall seek to please the poor,
and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth,
which shall lie down with him in the dust.
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