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Job 20

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

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Then Zopharh6691 the Naamathiteh5284  1answeredh6030a,

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"Thereforeh3651 my disquietingh8174b thoughtsh8174b make me  1respondh7725, Even becauseh5668 of my  2inward agitationh2363a.

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"I listenedh8085 to  athe reproofh4148 which insultsh3639 me, And the spirith7307 of my understandingh998 makes me answerh6030a.

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"Do you knowh3045 thish384 from  aof oldh5703, From the establishmenth7760 of manh120 on earthh776,

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That the  atriumphingh7445 of the wickedh7563 is shorth7138, And  bthe joyh8057 of the godlessh2611 momentaryh5704h7281?

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"Thoughh518 his loftinessh7863  1 areachesh5927 the heavensh8064, And his headh7218 touchesh5060 the cloudsh5645,

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He  aperishesh6 foreverh5331 like his refuseh1561; Those who have seenh7200 him  bwill sayh559, `Whereh335 is he?'

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"He fliesh5774a awayh5774a like a  adreamh2472, and they cannoth3808 findh4672 him; Even like a visionh2384 of the nighth3915 he is  bchasedh5074 awayh5074.

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"The  aeyeh5869 which sawh7805 him sees him noh3808 longer, And  bhis placeh4725 noh3808 longerh5750 beholdsh7789 him.

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"His  asonsh1121  1favorh7521 the poorh1800b, And his handsh3027  bgiveh7725 backh7725 his wealthh202.

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"His  abonesh6106 are fullh4390 of his youthfulh5934 vigorh5934, But it liesh7901 downh7901 with him  1in the dusth6083.

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"Thoughh518  aevilh7463a is sweeth4985 in his mouthh6310 And he hidesh3582 it underh8478 his tongueh3956,

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Though he  1desiresh2550 it and will not leth5800a it goh5800a, But holdsh4513 it  ain his  2mouthh2441,

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Yet his foodh3899 in his stomachh4578 is changedh2015 To the  1venomh4846 of cobrash6620 withinh7130 him.

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"He swallowsh1104 richesh2428, But will  avomith7006a them up; Godh410 will expelh3423 them from his bellyh990.

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"He sucksh3243  athe poisonh7219 of cobrash6620; The viper'sh660 tongueh3956 slaysh2026 him.

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"He does not lookh7200 at  athe streamsh6390, The riversh5104 flowingh5158a with honeyh1706 and curdsh2529.

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"He  areturnsh7725 whath3022 he has attainedh3022 And cannoth3808 swallowh1104 it; As to the richesh2428 of his tradingh8545, He cannoth3808 even enjoyh5965 them.

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"For he has  aoppressedh7533 and forsakenh5800a the poorh1800b; He has seizedh1497 a househ1004 which he has not builth1129.

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"Becauseh3588 he knewh3045 noh3808 quieth7961  1withinh990 him, He does  anot retainh4422 anything he desiresh2530.

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"Nothingh369 remainsh8300  1for him to devourh398, Thereforeh5921h3651  ahis prosperityh2898 does not endureh2342b.

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"In the fullnessh4390 of his plentyh8231a he will be crampedh6887a; The  ahandh3027 of everyoneh3605 whoh6001a suffersh6001a will comeh935 against him.

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"When he  afillsh4390 his bellyh990, God will sendh7971 His fierceh2740 angerh639 on him And will  brainh4305 it on him  1while he is eatingh3894.

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"He may  afleeh1272 from the ironh1270 weaponh5402, But the bronzeh5154 bowh7198 will pierceh2498 him.

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"It is drawnh8025 forthh8025 and comesh3318 out of his backh1465, Even the glitteringh1300 pointh1300 from  ahis gallh4845.  bTerrorsh367 comeh1980 upon him,

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Completeh3605  adarknessh2822 is heldh2934 in reserveh2934 for his treasuresh6845, And unfannedh5301  bfireh784 will devourh398 him; It will consumeh7462a the survivorh8300 in his tenth168.

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"The  aheavensh8064 will revealh1540 his iniquityh5771, And the earthh776 will riseh6965 up against him.

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"The  aincreaseh2981 of his househ1004 will departh1540; His possessions will flowh5064 away  bin the dayh3117 of His angerh639.

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"Thish2088 is the wickedh7563 man'sh120  aportionh2506 from Godh430, Even the heritageh5159 decreedh561 to him by Godh410."



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