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22 Can anyone teach God knowledge,
since he judges even the most exalted ones?

23 One person dies with vigor in his bones,
completely secure and at ease.
24 His body is filled out with fat,[a]
and his bones are rich with marrow.
25 Another person dies with his soul filled with bitterness,
without ever tasting anything good.
26 Both of them lie down together in the dust,
and worms cover them both.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:24 Or his buckets are full of milk. The meaning of the line is uncertain. In this context, fatness has a positive connotation as evidence of prosperity.