Job 20

Zophar Says, “The Triumph of the Wicked Is Short”

1Then ZopharH6691 the NaamathiteH5284 1answeredH6030,2“ThereforeH3651 my disquietingH8174 thoughtsH8174 make me 2respondH7725, Even becauseH5668 of my 3inward agitationH2363.3I listenedH8085 to 4the reproofH4148 which insultsH3639 me, And the spiritH7307 of my understandingH998 makes me answerH6030.4Do you knowH3045 thisH2088 from 5of oldH5703, From the establishmentH7760 of manH120 on earthH776,5That the 6triumphingH7445 of the wickedH7563 is shortH7138, And 7the joyH8057 of the godlessH2611 momentaryH5704H7281?6ThoughH518 his loftinessH7863 89reachesH5927 the heavensH8064, And his headH7218 touchesH5060 the cloudsH5645,7He 10perishesH6 foreverH5331 like his refuseH1561; Those who have seenH7200 him 11will sayH559, ‘WhereH335 is he?’8He fliesH5774 awayH5774 like a 12dreamH2472, and they cannotH3808 findH4672 him; Even like a visionH2384 of the nightH3915 he is 13chasedH5074 awayH5074.9The 14eyeH5869 which sawH7805 him sees him noH3808 longer, And 15his placeH4725 noH3808 longerH5750 beholdsH7789 him.10His 16sonsH1121 17favorH7521 the poorH1800, And his handsH3027 18giveH7725 backH7725 his wealthH202.11His 19bonesH6106 are fullH4390 of his youthfulH5934 vigorH5934, But it liesH7901 downH7901 with him 20in the dustH6083.

12“ThoughH518 21evilH7463 is sweetH4985 in his mouthH6310 And he hidesH3582 it underH8478 his tongueH3956,13Though he 22desiresH2550 it and will not letH5800 it goH5800, But holdsH4513 it 23in his 24mouthH2441,14Yet his foodH3899 in his stomachH4578 is changedH2015 To the 25venomH4846 of cobrasH6620 withinH7130 him.15He swallowsH1104 richesH2428, But will 26vomitH7006 them up; GodH410 will expelH3423 them from his bellyH990.16He sucksH3243 27the poisonH7219 of cobrasH6620; The viper’sH660 tongueH3956 slaysH2026 him.17He does not lookH7200 at 28the streamsH6390, The riversH5104 flowingH5158 with honeyH1706 and curdsH2529.18He 29returnsH7725 whatH3022 he has attainedH3022 And cannotH3808 swallowH1104 it; As to the richesH2428 of his tradingH8545, He cannotH3808 even enjoyH5965 them.19For he has 30oppressedH7533 and forsakenH5800 the poorH1800; He has seizedH1497 a houseH1004 which he has not builtH1129.

20“BecauseH3588 he knewH3045 noH3808 quietH7961 31withinH990 him, He does 32not retainH4422 anything he desiresH2530.21NothingH369 remainsH8300 33for him to devourH398, ThereforeH5921H3651 34his prosperityH2898 does not endureH2342.22In the fullnessH4390 of his plentyH8231 he will be crampedH6887; The 35handH3027 of everyoneH3605 whoH6001 suffersH6001 will comeH935 against him.23When he 36fillsH4390 his bellyH990, God will sendH7971 His fierceH2740 angerH639 on him And will 37rainH4305 it on him 38while he is eatingH3894.24He may 39fleeH1272 from the ironH1270 weaponH5402, But the bronzeH5154 bowH7198 will pierceH2498 him.25It is drawnH8025 forthH8025 and comesH3318 out of his backH1465, Even the glitteringH1300 pointH1300 from 40his gallH4845. 41TerrorsH367 comeH1980 upon him,26CompleteH3605 42darknessH2822 is heldH2934 in reserveH2934 for his treasuresH6845, And unfannedH5301 43fireH784 will devourH398 him; It will consumeH7462 the survivorH8300 in his tentH168.27The 44heavensH8064 will revealH1540 his iniquityH5771, And the earthH776 will riseH6965 up against him.28The 45increaseH2981 of his houseH1004 will departH1540; His possessions will flowH5064 away 46in the dayH3117 of His angerH639.29ThisH2088 is the wickedH7563 man’sH120 47portionH2506 from GodH430, Even the heritageH5159 decreedH561 to him by GodH410.”