Job 20
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Job 20:1
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Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Job 20:2
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"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation.
Job 20:3
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"I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
Job 20:4
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"Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth,
Job 20:5
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That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
Job 20:6
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"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Job 20:7
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He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, `Where is he?'
Job 20:8
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"He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away.
Job 20:9
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"The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him.
Job 20:10
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"His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.
Job 20:11
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"His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust.
Job 20:12
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"Though evil is sweet in his mouth {And} he hides it under his tongue,
Job 20:13
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{Though} he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,
Job 20:14
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{Yet} his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him.
Job 20:15
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"He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly.
Job 20:16
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"He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him.
Job 20:17
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"He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
Job 20:18
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"He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow {it;} As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy {them.}
Job 20:19
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"For he has oppressed {and} forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.
Job 20:20
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"Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.
Job 20:21
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"Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.
Job 20:22
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"In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come {against} him.
Job 20:23
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"When he fills his belly, {God} will send His fierce anger on him And will rain {it} on him while he is eating.
Job 20:24
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"He may flee from the iron weapon, {But} the bronze bow will pierce him.
Job 20:25
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"It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him,
Job 20:26
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Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.
Job 20:27
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"The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.
Job 20:28
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"The increase of his house will depart; {His possessions} will flow away in the day of His anger.
Job 20:29
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"This is the wicked man's portion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God."
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