Job 20:20

20 "They knew no quiet in their bellies; in their greed they let nothing escape.

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 will give back the fruit of their toil, and will not swallow it down; from the profit of their trading they will get no enjoyment.
19 For they have crushed and abandoned the poor, they have seized a house that they did not build.
20 "They knew no quiet in their bellies; in their greed they let nothing escape.
21 There was nothing left after they had eaten; therefore their prosperity will not endure.
22 In full sufficiency they will be in distress; all the force of misery will come upon them.
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