New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 21:22-33

22Can anyone 1teachH3925 GodH410 knowledgeH1847, In that He 2judgesH8199 those on highH7311?23OneH2088 3diesH4191 in his fullH8537 strengthH6106, Being whollyH3605 at easeH7600 and 4satisfiedH7961;24His 5sidesH5845 are filledH4390 out with fatH2459, And the 6marrowH4221 of his bonesH6106 is moistH8248,25While anotherH2088 diesH4191 with a bitterH4751 soulH5315, NeverH3808 even 7tastingH398 anything goodH2899.26TogetherH3162 they 8lieH7901 downH7901 in the dustH6083, And 9wormsH7415 coverH3680 them.

27“BeholdH2005, I knowH3045 your thoughtsH4284, And the plansH4209 by which you would wrongH2554 me.28For you sayH559, ‘WhereH346 is the houseH1004 of 10the noblemanH5081, And whereH346 is the 11tentH168, the dwellingH4908 placesH4908 of the wickedH7563?’29Have you not askedH7592 wayfaringH5674 men, And do you not recognizeH5234 their 12witnessH226?30For the 13wickedH7451 is reservedH2820 for the dayH3117 of calamityH343; They will be ledH2986 forthH2986 at 14the dayH3117 of furyH5678.31WhoH4310 will 15confrontH5046 H5921 H6440 him with his actionsH1870, And whoH4310 will repayH7999 him for what he has doneH6213?32While he is carriedH2986 to the graveH6913, Men will keepH8245 watchH8245 overH5921 his tombH1430.33The 16clodsH7263 of the valleyH5158 will 17gentlyH4985 coverH4985 him; Moreover, 18allH3605 menH120 will 19followH4900 afterH310 him, While countlessH369 H4557 ones go beforeH6440 him.

Notes

1. Job 21:22 Job 35:11; 36:22; Is 40:14; Rom 11:34 ↩
2. Job 21:22 Job 4:18; 15:15; Ps 82:1 ↩
3. Job 21:23 Job 20:11; 21:13 ↩
4. Job 21:23 Or quiet ↩
5. Job 21:24 So with Syr; Heb uncertain. Some render as, his pails are full of milk ↩
6. Job 21:24 Prov 3:8 ↩
7. Job 21:25 Lit eating ↩
8. Job 21:26 Job 3:13; 20:11; Eccl 9:2 ↩
9. Job 21:26 Job 24:20; Is 14:11 ↩
10. Job 21:28 Job 1:3; 31:37 ↩
11. Job 21:28 Job 8:22; 18:21 ↩
12. Job 21:29 Lit signs ↩
13. Job 21:30 Job 20:29; Prov 16:4; 2 Pet 2:9 ↩
14. Job 21:30 Job 21:17, 20; 40:11 ↩
15. Job 21:31 Lit declare his way to his face ↩
16. Job 21:33 Job 3:22; 17:16 ↩
17. Job 21:33 Lit be sweet to him ↩
18. Job 21:33 Job 3:19; 24:24 ↩
19. Job 21:33 Lit draw ↩