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Job 21
Revised Geneva Translation
Job 21
Revised Geneva Translation
21 But Job answered, and said,
2 “Hear diligently my words. And let this be your consolation.
3 “Allow me to speak. And when I have spoken, mock on.
4 “Is my complaint to man? If it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
5 “Mark me and be appalled. And lay your hand upon your mouth.
6 “Even when I remember, I am afraid. And fear takes hold of my flesh.
7 “Why do the wicked live, grow old, and increase in wealth?
8 “Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.
9 “Their houses are peaceable, without fear. And the rod of God is not upon them.
10 “Their bull breeds, without fail. Their cow calves, and does not cast her calf.
11 “They send forth their children like sheep, and their sons dance.
12 “They take the tambourine and harp and rejoice in the sound of the organs.
13 “They spend their days in wealth, and suddenly they go down to the grave.
14 “They say also to God, ‘Depart from us! For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways!
15 ‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we should pray to him?’
16 “Lo, their wealth is not in their hand. Let the counsel of the wicked be far from me.
17 “How often shall the candle of the wicked be put out and their destruction come upon them? He will divide their lives in His wrath.
18 “They shall be as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away.
19 “God will lay up sorrow for one’s children. When He rewards him, he shall know it.
20 “His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 “For what pleasure does he have in his house after him when the number of his months is cut off?
22 “Shall any teach God knowledge, Who judges the highest things?
23 “One dies in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperity.
24 “His breasts are full of milk, and his bones run full of marrow.
25 “And another dies in the bitterness of his soul, and never eats with pleasure.
26 “They both shall sleep in the dust. And the worms shall cover them.
27 “Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises with which you do me wrong.
28 “For you say, ‘Where is the prince’s house?’ and ‘Where is the tabernacle of the wicked’s dwelling?’
29 “Have you not asked those who go by the way? And you cannot deny their signs.
30 “But the wicked are kept to the Day of Destruction. They shall be brought forth to the Day of Wrath.
31 “Who shall declare his way to His face? And who shall reward him for what he has done?
32 “Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and remain in the heap.
33 “The slimy valley shall be sweet to him, and every man shall follow him, as before him there were innumerable.
34 “How, then, can you comfort me in vain, seeing in your answer there remains but lies?”
Job 21
New International Version
Job 21
New International Version
Job
21 Then Job replied:
2 “Listen carefully to my words;(A)
let this be the consolation you give me.(B)
3 Bear with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken, mock on.(C)
4 “Is my complaint(D) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?(E)
5 Look at me and be appalled;
clap your hand over your mouth.(F)
6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(G)
trembling seizes my body.(H)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(I)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(J)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(K)
the rod of God is not on them.(L)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(M)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(N)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(O)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(P)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(Q)
and go down to the grave(R) in peace.[a](S)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(T)
We have no desire to know your ways.(U)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(V)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(W)
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(X)
How often does calamity(Y) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?(Z)
18 How often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff(AA) swept away(AB) by a gale?(AC)
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(AD)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(AE)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(AF)
let them drink(AG) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(AH)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(AI)
when their allotted months(AJ) come to an end?(AK)
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(AL)
since he judges even the highest?(AM)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(AN)
completely secure and at ease,(AO)
24 well nourished(AP) in body,[b]
bones(AQ) rich with marrow.(AR)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(AS)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(AT)
and worms(AU) cover them both.(AV)
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(AW)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(AX)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(AY)
that they are delivered from[c] the day of wrath?(AZ)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(BA)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(BB)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(BC)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[d] before them.(BD)
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