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Job 20

Zophar Says, "The Triumph of the Wicked Is Short"

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Then Zophar the Naamathite  1answered,

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"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me  1respond, Even because of my  2inward agitation.

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"I listened to  athe reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.

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"Do you know this from  aof old, From the establishment of man on earth,

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That the  atriumphing of the wicked is short, And  bthe joy of the godless momentary?

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"Though his loftiness  1 areaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,

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He  aperishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him  bwill say, `Where is he?'

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"He flies away like a  adream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is  bchased away.

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"The  aeye which saw him sees him no longer, And  bhis place no longer beholds him.

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"His  asons  1favor the poor, And his hands  bgive back his wealth.

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"His  abones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him  1in the dust.

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"Though  aevil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,

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Though he  1desires it and will not let it go, But holds it  ain his  2mouth,

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Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the  1venom of cobras within him.

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"He swallows riches, But will  avomit them up; God will expel them from his belly.

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"He sucks  athe poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him.

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"He does not look at  athe streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds.

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"He  areturns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.

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"For he has  aoppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.

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"Because he knew no quiet  1within him, He does  anot retain anything he desires.

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"Nothing remains  1for him to devour, Therefore  ahis prosperity does not endure.

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"In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The  ahand of everyone who suffers will come against him.

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"When he  afills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will  brain it on him  1while he is eating.

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"He may  aflee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.

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"It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from  ahis gall.  bTerrors come upon him,

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Complete  adarkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned  bfire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.

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"The  aheavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.

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"The  aincrease of his house will depart; His possessions will flow away  bin the day of His anger.

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"This is the wicked man's  aportion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God."



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