Job 20:1

1 Zophar from Naamath again took his turn:

Job 20:1 Meaning and Commentary

Job 20:1

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite
Notwithstanding the sad distressed condition Job was in, an account of which is given in the preceding chapter, enough to pierce a heart of stone, notwithstanding his earnest request to his friends to have pity on him, and notwithstanding the noble confession of his faith he had made, which showed him to be a good man, and the excellent advice he gave his friends to cease persecuting him, for their own good, as well as for his peace; yet, regardless of these things, Zophar starts up and makes a reply, and attacks him with as much heat and passion, wrath and anger, as ever, harping upon the same string, and still representing Job as a wicked man and an hypocrite;

and said,
as follows.

Job 20:1 In-Context

1 Zophar from Naamath again took his turn:

2 "I can't believe what I'm hearing! You've put my teeth on edge, my stomach in a knot.

3 How dare you insult my intelligence like this! Well, here's a piece of my mind!

4 "Don't you even know the basics, how things have been since the earliest days, when Adam and Eve were first placed on earth?

5 The good times of the wicked are short-lived; godless joy is only momentary.