Job 20:3-13

3 "I listened to 1the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
4 "Do you know this from 2of old, From the establishment of man on earth,
5 That the 3triumphing of the wicked is short, And 4the joy of the godless momentary *?
6 "Though his loftiness 5reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
7 He 6perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him 7will say, 'Where is he?'
8 "He flies away like a 8dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is 9chased away.
9 "The 10eye which saw him sees him no longer, And 11his place no longer beholds him.
10 "His 12sons favor the poor, And his hands 13give back his wealth.
11 "His 14bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust.
12 "Though 15evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it 16in his mouth,

Cross References 16

Footnotes 5

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