Job 20:20

20 didn't know contentment in their belly; couldn't escape with their treasure.

Job 20:20 Meaning and Commentary

Job 20:20

Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly
Or happiness in his children, so some in Bar Tzemach; rather shall have no satisfaction in his substance; though his belly is filled with hid treasure, it shall give him no contentment; he shall be a stranger to that divine art, but ever have a restless craving after more, which is his sin; but rather punishment is here meant, and the sense is, that he shall have no quiet in his conscience, no peace of mind, because of his sin in getting riches in an unlawful way:

he shall not save of that which he desired;
of his desirable things, his goods, his wealth, his riches, and even his children, all being gone, and none saved; respect may be had particularly to Job's case, who was stripped of everything, of all his substance and his children.

Job 20:20 In-Context

18 They won't receive the reward for their labor; they won't enjoy the wealth from their business.
19 They crushed and abandoned the poor; stole a house they didn't build;
20 didn't know contentment in their belly; couldn't escape with their treasure.
21 Nothing remained of their food, so their riches will not endure.
22 Even in their plenty, they are hard-pressed; all sorts of trouble come on them.
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