Job 20:21

21 Comen hasta hartarse pero después no les queda nada,
por eso, su prosperidad no perdurará.

Job 20:21 Meaning and Commentary

Job 20:21

There shall none of his meat be left
Not in his belly, all shall be cast up; none of his substance left for himself or others; none of his riches for his children or heirs, all being consumed: or this may respect either the profuseness or niggardliness of his living, that he should live in great luxury himself, but take no care of the poor; or else keep so mean a table, that there would be nothing left for the poor, not so much as a few crumbs to fall from it; but the first sense seems best; though some render the words, "there shall be none left for his meat" ^F2, or his substance; he shall leave no children, have no heirs, all his family shall be cut off, see ( Job 18:19 ) ;

therefore shall no man look for his goods;
for there shall be none to look for them; or rather there shall be none to look for, all being gone: a man in good circumstances of life, his heirs expect to enjoy much at his death, but when he is stripped of all, as Job was, his relations and friends are in no expectation of having anything at his death; and therefore do not think it worth their while to look out, or make an inquiry whether there is anything for them or not, see ( Job 20:28 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (wlkal dyrv Nya) "non erit superstes haeres qui ejus bonis fruetur"; so some in Mercer. Drusius.

Job 20:21 In-Context

19 Pues oprimieron a los pobres y los dejaron sin nada;
se adueñaron de sus casas.

20 Estuvieron siempre llenos de avaricia y nunca quedaron satisfechos;
no queda nada de todo lo que soñaron.

21 Comen hasta hartarse pero después no les queda nada,
por eso, su prosperidad no perdurará.

22 »En medio de la abundancia, caerán en dificultades
y el sufrimiento se apoderará de ellos.

23 Que Dios les llene la vida de problemas;
que Dios haga llover su enojo sobre ellos.