Job 20:4-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Do you not know this from of old,
ever since mortals were placed on earth,(A)
5 that the exulting of the wicked is short
and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?(B)
6 Even though they mount up high as the heavens
and their head reaches to the clouds,(C)
7 they will perish forever like their own dung;
those who have seen them will say, ‘Where are they?’
8 They will fly away like a dream and not be found;
they will be chased away like a vision of the night.(D)
9 The eye that saw them will see them no more,
nor will their place behold them any longer.(E)
10 Their children will seek the favor of the poor,
and their hands will give back their wealth.(F)
11 Their bodies, once full of youth,
will lie down in the dust with them.(G)
Job 20:4-11
International Standard Version
Destruction Awaits the Wicked
4 “Haven’t you known this from ancient times,
since mankind was placed on the earth?
5 The wicked triumph only briefly;
the joy of the godless is momentary.
6 Though he grow as tall as the sky,
or though his head touches the clouds,
7 he’ll perish forever, like his own excrement;
those who saw him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
8 He’ll vanish[a] like a dream, and no one will find him;
he will be chased away like a night vision.”
9 “An eye that gazes at him won’t do so again;
and his place won’t even recognize him.
10 His sons will make amends to the poor;
their hands will return his wealth.
11 Though his bones were full of youthful vigor;
yet they will lie down with him in the dust.
Footnotes
- Job 20:8 Lit. He’ll fly away
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