22 (A)Will any teach God knowledge,
    seeing that he (B)judges those who are on high?
23 One dies in his full vigor,
    being wholly at ease and secure,
24 his pails[a] full of milk
    and (C)the marrow of his bones moist.
25 Another dies in (D)bitterness of soul,
    never having tasted of prosperity.
26 They (E)lie down alike in the dust,
    and (F)the worms cover them.

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Notas al pie

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

22 “But who can teach a lesson to God,
    since he judges even the most powerful?
23 One person dies in prosperity,
    completely comfortable and secure,
24 the picture of good health,
    vigorous and fit.
25 Another person dies in bitter poverty,
    never having tasted the good life.
26 But both are buried in the same dust,
    both eaten by the same maggots.

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