Job 20

Zophar Says the Rejoicing of the Wicked Is Short

1Then ZopharH6691 the NaamathiteH5284 respondedH6030H559,2“ThereforeH3651 my disquietingH8174 thoughtsH8174 make me 1respondH7725, Even becauseH5668 of my 2inward agitationH2363.3I listenedH8085 to 3the reprimandH4148 which insultsH3639 me, And the spiritH7307 of my understandingH998 makes me answerH6030.4Do you knowH3045 thisH2088 from 4ancientH5703 timesH5703, From the establishmentH7760 of mankindH120 on earthH776,5That the 5rejoicingH7445 of the wickedH7563 is shortH4480H7138, And 6the joyH8057 of the godlessH2611 momentaryH5704H7281?6ThoughH518 his arroganceH7863 78reachesH5927 the heavensH8064, And his headH7218 touchesH5060 the cloudsH5645,7He 9perishesH6 foreverH5331 like his refuseH1561; Those who have seenH7200 him 10will sayH559, ‘WhereH335 is he?’8He fliesH5774 awayH5774 like a 11dreamH2472, and they cannotH3808 findH4672 him; Like a visionH2384 of the nightH3915 he is 12chasedH5074 awayH5074.9The 13eyeH5869 which sawH7805 him sees him noH3808 longer, And 14his placeH4725 noH3808 longerH5750 beholdsH7789 him.10His 15sonsH1121 16favorH7521 the poorH1800, And his handsH3027 17giveH7725 backH7725 his wealthH202.11His 18bonesH6106 are fullH4390 of his youthfulH5934 strengthH5934, But it liesH7901 downH7901 with him 19in the dustH6083.

12“ThoughH518 20evilH7463 tastesH4985 sweetH4985 in his mouthH6310 And he hidesH3582 it underH8478 his tongueH3956,13Though he 21desiresH2550 it and will not letH5800 it goH5800, But holdsH4513 it 22in his 23mouthH2441,14Yet his foodH3899 in his stomachH4578 is changedH2015 To the 24venomH4846 of cobrasH6620 withinH7130 him.15He swallowsH1104 richesH2428, But will 25vomitH7006 them upH7006; GodH410 will expelH3423 them from his bellyH990.16He sucksH3243 26the poisonH7219 of cobrasH6620; The viper’sH660 tongueH3956 killsH2026 him.17He does not lookH7200 at 27the streamsH6390, The riversH5104 flowingH5158 with honeyH1706 and curdsH2529.18He 28returnsH7725 the productH3022 ofH3022 his laborH3022 And cannotH3808 swallowH1104 it; As to the richesH2428 of his tradingH8545, He cannotH3808 even enjoyH5965 them.19For he has 29oppressedH7533 and neglectedH5800 the poorH1800; He has seizedH1497 a houseH1004 which he has not builtH1129.

20“BecauseH3588 he knewH3045 noH3808 quietH7961 30withinH990 him, He does 31not retainH4422 anything he desiresH2530.21NothingH369 remainsH8300 32for him to devourH398, ThereforeH5921H3651 33his prosperityH2898 does not endureH2342.22In the fullnessH4390 of his excessH8231 he will be crampedH6887; The 34handH3027 of everyoneH3605 whoH6001 suffersH6001 will comeH935 against him.23When he 35fillsH4390 his bellyH990, God will sendH7971 His fierceH2740 angerH639 on him And 36rainH4305 it on him 37while he is eatingH3894.24He may 38fleeH1272 from the ironH1270 weaponH5402, But the bronzeH5154 bowH7198 will pierceH2498 him.25It is drawnH8025 and comesH3318 outH3318 of his backH1465, Even the flashingH1300 point from 39his gallbladderH4845; 40TerrorsH367 comeH1980 upon him,26CompleteH3605 41darknessH2822 is heldH2934 inH2934 reserveH2934 for his treasuresH6845, And unfannedH3808H5301 42fireH784 will devourH398 him; It will consumeH7462 the survivorH8300 in his tentH168.27The 43heavensH8064 will revealH1540 his guiltH5771, And the earthH776 will riseH6965 upH6965 against him.28The 44increaseH2981 of his houseH1004 will disappearH1540; His possessions will flowH5064 away 45on the dayH3117 of His angerH639.29ThisH2088 is a wickedH7563 person’sH120 46portionH2506 from GodH430, The inheritanceH5159 decreedH561 to him by GodH410.”