Job 24:18-25
Legacy Standard Bible
18 “[a]They are [b](A)insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is (B)cursed on the earth.
They do not turn [c]toward the (C)vineyards.
19 Drought and heat (D)seize the snow waters,
So does (E)Sheol those who have sinned.
20 A [d](F)mother will forget him;
The (G)worm feasts sweetly till he is (H)no longer remembered.
And unrighteousness will be broken (I)like a tree.
21 He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth
And does no good for (J)the widow.
22 But He drags off the mighty by (K)His power;
He rises, but (L)no one believes in his life.
23 He provides them (M)with security, and they are supported;
And His (N)eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted a (O)little while, then they are gone;
Moreover, they are (P)brought low and like everything gathered up;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25 Now if it is not so, (Q)who can prove me a liar,
And make my speech worthless?”
Job 24:18-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 “Swift are they on the face of the waters;
their portion in the land is cursed;
no treader turns toward their vineyards.(A)
19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters;
so does Sheol those who have sinned.(B)
20 The womb forgets them;
the worm finds them sweet;
they are no longer remembered,
so wickedness is broken like a tree.(C)
21 “They harm[a] the childless woman
and do no good to the widow.(D)
22 Yet God[b] prolongs the life of the mighty by his power;
they rise up when they despair of life.(E)
23 He gives them security, and they are supported;
his eyes are upon their ways.(F)
24 They are exalted a little while and then are gone;
they wither and fade like the mallow;[c]
they are cut off like the heads of grain.(G)
25 If it is not so, who will prove me a liar
and show that there is nothing in what I say?”
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