Job 21

Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked

1Then JobH347 respondedH6030H559,2“ListenH8085 carefullyH8085 to my speechH4405, And let thisH2088 be your way of consolationH8575.3BearH5375 with me that I may speakH1696; Then afterH310 I have spokenH1696, you may 1mockH3932 me.4As for me, is 2my complaintH7879 3to a mortalH120? OrH518 4whyH4069 should 5I not be impatientH7114?5LookH6437 at me, and beH8074 astonishedH8074, And 6putH7760 your handH3027 overH5921 your mouthH6310.6Even whenH518 I rememberH2142, I amH926 disturbedH926, And 7horrorH6427 takesH270 holdH270 of my fleshH1320.7WhyH4069 8do the wickedH7563 still liveH2421, GrowH6275 oldH6275, and alsoH1571 becomeH1396 veryH2428 910powerfulH2428?8Their 1112descendantsH2233 endureH3559 with them in their sightH6440, And their offspringH6631 before their eyesH5869,9Their housesH1004 13are safeH7965 from fearH6343, And the 14rodH7626 of GodH433 is not on them.10His oxH7794 matesH5674 15withoutH3808 failH1602; His cowH6510 calvesH6403 and does not miscarryH7921.11They sendH7971 outH7971 their boysH5759 like the flockH6629, And their childrenH3206 danceH7540.12They 16singH5375 with the tambourineH8596 and harpH3658, And rejoiceH8055 at the soundH6963 of the fluteH5748.13They 17spendH1086 their daysH3117 in prosperityH2896, And 18suddenlyH7281 they goH5181 downH5181 to 19SheolH7585.14Yet they sayH559 to GodH410, ‘20GoH5493 awayH5493 from us! We do not even desireH2654 the knowledgeH1847 of Your waysH1870.1521WhoH4100 is 22the AlmightyH7706, that we should serveH5647 Him, And 23whatH4100 would we gainH3276 ifH3588 we pleadH6293 with Him?’16BeholdH2005, their prosperityH2898 is not in their handH3027; The 24adviceH6098 of the wickedH7563 isH7368 farH7368 from me.

17“HowH4100 oftenH4100 is 25the lampH5216 of the wickedH7563 putH1846 outH1846, Or does their 26disasterH343 fallH935 on them? Does 27God apportionH2505 destructionH2256 in His angerH639?18Are they as 28strawH8401 beforeH6440 the windH7307, And like 29chaffH4671 which the stormH5492 carriesH1589 awayH1589?19You say, ‘30GodH433 savesH6845 upH6845 31a person’s 32wrongdoingH205 for his sonsH1121.’ Let 33God repayH7999 him so that he may knowH3045 it.20Let his 34own eyesH5869 seeH7200 his destructionH3589, And let him 35drinkH8354 of the wrathH2534 of 36the AlmightyH7706.21For whatH4100 does he careH2656 about his householdH1004 37afterH310 him, When the numberH4557 of his monthsH2320 isH2686 atH2686 anH2686 endH2686?22Can anyone 38teachH3925 GodH410 knowledgeH1847, In that He 39judgesH8199 those on highH7311?23OneH2088 40diesH4191 in his fullH8537 strengthH6106, Being whollyH3605 undisturbedH7600 and at easeH7961;24His 41sidesH5845 are filledH4390 with fatH2459, And the 42marrowH4221 of his bonesH6106 isH8248 wetH8248,25While anotherH2088 diesH4191 with a bitterH4751 soulH5315, NeverH3808 even 43tastingH398 anything goodH2899.26TogetherH3162 they 44lieH7901 downH7901 in the dustH6083, And 45maggotsH7415 coverH3680 them.

27“BeholdH2005, I knowH3045 your thoughtsH4284, And the plotsH4209 you deviseH2554 againstH5921 me.28For you sayH559, ‘WhereH346 is the houseH1004 of 46the noblemanH5081, And whereH346 is the 47tentH168, the dwellingH4908 placesH4908 of the wickedH7563?’29Have you not askedH7592 travelersH5674H1870, And do you not examineH5234 their 48evidenceH226?30For the 49wickedH7451 personH7451 is sparedH2820 50a dayH3117 of disasterH343; They 51are ledH2986 away from 52a dayH3117 of furyH5678.31WhoH4310 53confrontsH5046H5921H6440 him with his actionsH1870, And whoH4310 repaysH7999 him for what he has doneH6213?32When he is carriedH2986 to the graveH6913, People will keepH8245 watchH8245 overH5921 his tombH1430.33The 54clodsH7263 of the valleyH5158 will 55gentlyH4985 coverH4985 him; Moreover, 56allH3605 mankindH120 will 57followH4900 afterH310 him, While countlessH369H4557 others go beforeH6440 him.34So howH349 dareH349 you giveH5162 me emptyH1892 58comfortH5162? For your answersH8666 remainH7604 nothing but falsehoodH4604!”