22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(A)
    since he judges even the highest?(B)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(C)
    completely secure and at ease,(D)
24 well nourished(E) in body,[a]
    bones(F) rich with marrow.(G)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(H)
    never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(I)
    and worms(J) cover them both.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Death Levels Everyone

22 “Can God learn anything?
    After all, he will judge even the exalted ones.
23 Such persons will die in their full vigor,
    completely prosperous and secure.
24 His buckets are filled with milk,
    his bone marrow is healthy.[a]
25 Others die with a bitter soul,
    never having tasted the good life.[b]
26 They both lie down in the dust;
    and worms[c] cover them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:24 Lit. moist
  2. Job 21:25 The Heb. lacks life
  3. Job 21:26 Lit. and a worm