18 “Yet they are foam(A) on the surface of the water;(B)
    their portion of the land is cursed,(C)
    so that no one goes to the vineyards.(D)
19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,(E)
    so the grave(F) snatches away those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them,
    the worm(G) feasts on them;(H)
the wicked are no longer remembered(I)
    but are broken like a tree.(J)
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(K)
22 But God drags away the mighty by his power;(L)
    though they become established,(M) they have no assurance of life.(N)
23 He may let them rest in a feeling of security,(O)
    but his eyes(P) are on their ways.(Q)
24 For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone;(R)
    they are brought low and gathered up like all others;(S)
    they are cut off like heads of grain.(T)

25 “If this is not so, who can prove me false
    and reduce my words to nothing?”(U)

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18 “They should be swift on the face of the waters,
Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
19 As drought and heat [a]consume the snow waters,
So [b]the grave consumes those who have sinned.
20 The womb should forget him,
The worm should feed sweetly on him;
(A)He should be remembered no more,
And wickedness should be broken like a tree.
21 For he [c]preys on the barren who do not bear,
And does no good for the widow.

22 “But God draws the mighty away with His power;
He rises up, but no man is sure of life.
23 He gives them security, and they rely on it;
Yet (B)His eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while,
Then they are gone.
They are brought low;
They are [d]taken out of the way like all others;
They dry out like the heads of grain.

25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:19 Lit. seize
  2. Job 24:19 Or Sheol
  3. Job 24:21 Lit. feeds on
  4. Job 24:24 Lit. gathered up