Job 20:4-29

4Do you knowH3045 thisH2088 from 1of oldH5703, From the establishmentH7760 of manH120 on earthH776,5That the 2triumphingH7445 of the wickedH7563 is shortH7138, And 3the joyH8057 of the godlessH2611 momentaryH5704H7281?6ThoughH518 his loftinessH7863 45reachesH5927 the heavensH8064, And his headH7218 touchesH5060 the cloudsH5645,7He 6perishesH6 foreverH5331 like his refuseH1561; Those who have seenH7200 him 7will sayH559, ‘WhereH335 is he?’8He fliesH5774 awayH5774 like a 8dreamH2472, and they cannotH3808 findH4672 him; Even like a visionH2384 of the nightH3915 he is 9chasedH5074 awayH5074.9The 10eyeH5869 which sawH7805 him sees him noH3808 longer, And 11his placeH4725 noH3808 longerH5750 beholdsH7789 him.10His 12sonsH1121 13favorH7521 the poorH1800, And his handsH3027 14giveH7725 backH7725 his wealthH202.11His 15bonesH6106 are fullH4390 of his youthfulH5934 vigorH5934, But it liesH7901 downH7901 with him 16in the dustH6083.

12“ThoughH518 17evilH7463 is sweetH4985 in his mouthH6310 And he hidesH3582 it underH8478 his tongueH3956,13Though he 18desiresH2550 it and will not letH5800 it goH5800, But holdsH4513 it 19in his 20mouthH2441,14Yet his foodH3899 in his stomachH4578 is changedH2015 To the 21venomH4846 of cobrasH6620 withinH7130 him.15He swallowsH1104 richesH2428, But will 22vomitH7006 them up; GodH410 will expelH3423 them from his bellyH990.16He sucksH3243 23the poisonH7219 of cobrasH6620; The viper’sH660 tongueH3956 slaysH2026 him.17He does not lookH7200 at 24the streamsH6390, The riversH5104 flowingH5158 with honeyH1706 and curdsH2529.18He 25returnsH7725 whatH3022 he has attainedH3022 And cannotH3808 swallowH1104 it; As to the richesH2428 of his tradingH8545, He cannotH3808 even enjoyH5965 them.19For he has 26oppressedH7533 and forsakenH5800 the poorH1800; He has seizedH1497 a houseH1004 which he has not builtH1129.

20“BecauseH3588 he knewH3045 noH3808 quietH7961 27withinH990 him, He does 28not retainH4422 anything he desiresH2530.21NothingH369 remainsH8300 29for him to devourH398, ThereforeH5921H3651 30his prosperityH2898 does not endureH2342.22In the fullnessH4390 of his plentyH8231 he will be crampedH6887; The 31handH3027 of everyoneH3605 whoH6001 suffersH6001 will comeH935 against him.23When he 32fillsH4390 his bellyH990, God will sendH7971 His fierceH2740 angerH639 on him And will 33rainH4305 it on him 34while he is eatingH3894.24He may 35fleeH1272 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 36his gallH4845. 37TerrorsH367 comeH1980 upon him,26CompleteH3605 38darknessH2822 is heldH2934 in reserveH2934 for his treasuresH6845, And unfannedH5301 39fireH784 will devourH398 him; It will consumeH7462 the survivorH8300 in his tentH168.27The 40heavensH8064 will revealH1540 his iniquityH5771, And the earthH776 will riseH6965 up against him.28The 41increaseH2981 of his houseH1004 will departH1540; His possessions will flowH5064 away 42in the dayH3117 of His angerH639.29ThisH2088 is the wickedH7563 man’sH120 43portionH2506 from GodH430, Even the heritageH5159 decreedH561 to him by GodH410.”