New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 21:17-21

17“HowH4100oftenH4100isthe lampנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563putH1846outH1846, Or does theirdisasterאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343fallוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935on them? DoesGod apportionיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639?

18Are they asstrawכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, And likechaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671which the stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carriesH1589awayH1589?

19You say, ‘Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433savesH6845upH6845a person’swrongdoingאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his sonsלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121.’ LetGod repayיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him so that he may knowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.

20Let hisown eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589, And let himdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.

21For whatמַה־mah-H4100does he careחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656about his householdבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him,When the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320isH2686atH2686anH2686endH2686?

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