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
New Living Translation
4 “Don’t you realize that from the beginning of time,
ever since people were first placed on the earth,
5 the triumph of the wicked has been short lived
and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
6 Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens
and their heads touch the clouds,
7 yet they will vanish forever,
thrown away like their own dung.
Those who knew them will ask,
‘Where are they?’
8 They will fade like a dream and not be found.
They will vanish like a vision in the night.
9 Those who once saw them will see them no more.
Their families will never see them again.
10 Their children will beg from the poor,
for they must give back their stolen riches.
11 Though they are young,
their bones will lie in the dust.
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