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[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “Listen diligently to my speech.
Let this be your consolation.
[3] Allow me, and I also will speak.
After I have spoken, mock on.
[4] As for me, is my complaint to man?
Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
[5] Look at me, and be astonished.
Lay your hand on your mouth.
[6] When I remember, I am troubled.
Horror takes hold of my flesh. [7] “Why do the wicked live,
become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?
[8] Their child is established with them in their sight,
their offspring before their eyes.
[9] Their houses are safe from fear,
neither is the rod of God upon them.
[10] Their bulls breed without fail.
Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
[11] They send out their little ones like a flock.
Their children dance.
[12] They sing to the tambourine and harp,
and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
[13] They spend their days in prosperity.
In an instant they go down to Sheol.ⓘ
[14] They tell God, ‘Depart from us,
for we don’t want to know about your ways.
[15] What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
[16] Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me. [17] “How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out,
that their calamity comes on them,
that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
[18] How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind,
as chaff that the storm carries away?
[19] You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’
Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.
[20] Let his own eyes see his destruction.
Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
[21] For what does he care for his house after him,
when the number of his months is cut off? [22] “Shall any teach God knowledge,
since he judges those who are high?
[23] One dies in his full strength,
being wholly at ease and quiet.
[24] His pails are full of milk.
The marrow of his bones is moistened.
[25] Another dies in bitterness of soul,
and never tastes of good.
[26] They lie down alike in the dust.
The worm covers them. [27] “Behold, I know your thoughts,
the plans with which you would wrong me.
[28] For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince?
Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’
[29] Haven’t you asked wayfaring men?
Don’t you know their evidences,
[30] that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity,
that they are led out to the day of wrath?
[31] Who will declare his way to his face?
Who will repay him what he has done?
[32] Yet he will be borne to the grave.
Men will keep watch over the tomb.
[33] The clods of the valley will be sweet to him.
All men will draw after him,
as there were innumerable before him.
[34] So how can you comfort me with nonsense,
because in your answers there remains only falsehood?”
[2] “Listen diligently to my speech.
Let this be your consolation.
[3] Allow me, and I also will speak.
After I have spoken, mock on.
[4] As for me, is my complaint to man?
Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
[5] Look at me, and be astonished.
Lay your hand on your mouth.
[6] When I remember, I am troubled.
Horror takes hold of my flesh. [7] “Why do the wicked live,
become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?
[8] Their child is established with them in their sight,
their offspring before their eyes.
[9] Their houses are safe from fear,
neither is the rod of God upon them.
[10] Their bulls breed without fail.
Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
[11] They send out their little ones like a flock.
Their children dance.
[12] They sing to the tambourine and harp,
and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
[13] They spend their days in prosperity.
In an instant they go down to Sheol.ⓘ
[14] They tell God, ‘Depart from us,
for we don’t want to know about your ways.
[15] What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
[16] Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me. [17] “How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out,
that their calamity comes on them,
that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
[18] How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind,
as chaff that the storm carries away?
[19] You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’
Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.
[20] Let his own eyes see his destruction.
Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
[21] For what does he care for his house after him,
when the number of his months is cut off? [22] “Shall any teach God knowledge,
since he judges those who are high?
[23] One dies in his full strength,
being wholly at ease and quiet.
[24] His pails are full of milk.
The marrow of his bones is moistened.
[25] Another dies in bitterness of soul,
and never tastes of good.
[26] They lie down alike in the dust.
The worm covers them. [27] “Behold, I know your thoughts,
the plans with which you would wrong me.
[28] For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince?
Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’
[29] Haven’t you asked wayfaring men?
Don’t you know their evidences,
[30] that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity,
that they are led out to the day of wrath?
[31] Who will declare his way to his face?
Who will repay him what he has done?
[32] Yet he will be borne to the grave.
Men will keep watch over the tomb.
[33] The clods of the valley will be sweet to him.
All men will draw after him,
as there were innumerable before him.
[34] So how can you comfort me with nonsense,
because in your answers there remains only falsehood?”
Footnotes
- ⓘ 21:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
Job’s Reply
[1] But Job H347 answered H6030 (QalImpf) and said, H559 (QalImpf)[2] Hear H8085 (QalImpv) diligently H8085 (QalInf) my speech, H4405
And let this be your consolations. H8575
[3] Suffer H5375 (QalImpv) me that I may speak; H1696 (PielImpf)
And after H310 that I have spoken, H1696 (PielInf) mock on. H3932 (HiphImpf)
[4] As for me, is my complaint H7879 to man? H120
And if it were so, why should not my spirit H7307 be troubled? H7114 (QalImpf)§
[5] Mark H6437 (QalImpv) me,§ and be astonished, H8074 (HophImpv)
And lay H7760 (QalImpv) your hand H3027 upon your mouth. H6310
[6] Even when I remember H2142 (QalPerf) I am afraid, H926 (NiphPerf)
And trembling H6427 taketh hold on H270 (QalPerf) my flesh. H1320
[7] Wherefore do the wicked H7563 live, H2421 (QalImpf)
Become old, H6275 (QalPerf) yea, are mighty H1396 (QalPerf) in power? H2428
[8] Their seed H2233 is established H3559 (NiphPtc) in their sight H6440 with them,
And their offspring H6631 before their eyes. H5869
[9] Their houses H1004 are safe H7965 from fear, H6343§
Neither is the rod H7626 of God H433 upon them.
[10] Their bull H7794 gendereth, H5674 (PielPerf) and faileth H1602 (HiphImpf) not;
Their cow H6510 calveth, H6403 (PielImpf) and casteth not her calf. H7921 (PielImpf)
[11] They send forth H7971 (PielImpf) their little ones H5759 like a flock, H6629
And their children H3206 dance. H7540 (PielImpf)
[12] They take H5375 (QalImpf) the timbrel H8596 and harp, H3658
And rejoice H8055 (QalImpf) at the sound H6963 of the organ. H5748
[13] They spend H3615 (PielImpf/Qere) their days H3117 in wealth, H2896§
And in a moment H7281 go down H2865 (NiphImpf/Ketiv) to the grave. H7585
[14] Therefore they say H559 (QalImpf) unto God, H410 Depart H5493 (QalImpv) from us;
For we desire H2654 (QalPerf) not the knowledge H1847 of thy ways. H1870
[15] What is the Almighty, H7706 that we should serve H5647 (QalImpf) him?
And what profit H3276 (HiphImpf) should we have, if we pray H6293 (QalImpf) unto him?
[16] Lo, their good H2898 is not in their hand: H3027
The counsel H6098 of the wicked H7563 is far H7368 (QalPerf) from me.
[17] How oft is the candle H5216§ of the wicked H7563 put out! H1846 (QalImpf)
And how oft cometh H935 (QalImpf) their destruction H343 upon them!
God distributeth H2505 (PielImpf) sorrows H2256 in his anger. H639
[18] They are as stubble H8401 before H6440 the wind, H7307
And as chaff H4671 that the storm H5492 carrieth away. H1589 (QalPerf)§
[19] God H433 layeth up H6845 (QalImpf) his iniquity H205ⓘ for his children: H1121
He rewardeth H7999 (PielImpf) him, and he shall know H3045 (QalImpf) it.
[20] His eyes H5869 shall see H7200 (QalImpf) his destruction, H3589
And he shall drink H8354 (QalImpf) of the wrath H2534 of the Almighty. H7706
[21] For what pleasure H2656 hath he in his house H1004 after H310 him,
When the number H4557 of his months H2320 is cut off in the midst? H2686 (PualPerf)
[22] Shall any teach H3925 (PielImpf) God H410 knowledge? H1847
Seeing he judgeth H8199 (QalImpf) those that are high. H7311 (QalActPtc)
[23] One dieth H4191 (QalImpf) in his full H8537 strength, H6106§
Being wholly at ease H7946 and quiet. H7961
[24] His breasts H5845§ are full H4390 (QalPerf) of milk, H2461
And his bones H6106 are moistened H8248 (PualImpf) with marrow. H4221
[25] And another dieth H4191 (QalImpf) in the bitterness H4751 of his soul, H5315
And never eateth H398 (QalPerf) with pleasure. H2896
[26] They shall lie down H7901 (QalImpf) alike H3162 in the dust, H6083
And the worms H7415 shall cover H3680 (PielImpf) them.
[27] Behold, I know H3045 (QalPerf) your thoughts, H4284
And the devices H4209 which ye wrongfully imagine H2554 (QalImpf) against me.
[28] For ye say, H559 (QalImpf) Where is the house H1004 of the prince? H5081
And where are the dwelling H4908 places H168§ of the wicked? H7563
[29] Have ye not asked H7592 (QalPerf) them that go H5674 (QalActPtc) by the way? H1870
And do ye not know H5234 (PielImpf) their tokens, H226
[30] That the wicked H7451 is reserved H2820 (NiphImpf) to the day H3117 of destruction? H343
They shall be brought forth H2986 (HophImpf) to the day H3117 of wrath. H5678§
[31] Who shall declare H5046 (HiphImpf) his way H1870 to his face? H6440
And who shall repay H7999 (PielImpf) him what he hath done? H6213 (QalPerf)
[32] Yet shall he be brought H2986 (HophImpf) to the grave, H6913§
And shall remain H8245 (QalImpf) in the tomb. H1430§
[33] The clods H7263 of the valley H5158 shall be sweet H4985 (QalPerf) unto him,
And every man H120 shall draw H4900 (QalImpf) after H310 him,
As there are innumerable H4557 before H6440 him.
[34] How then comfort H5162 (PielImpf) ye me in vain, H1892
Seeing in your answers H8666 there remaineth H7604 (NiphPerf) falsehood? H4604§
Footnotes
- § 21:4 Heb. shortened
- § 21:5 Heb. Look unto me
- § 21:9 Heb. are peace from fear
- § 21:13 Or, in mirth
- § 21:17 Or, lamp
- § 21:18 Heb. stealeth away
- ⓘ 21:19 That is, the punishment of his iniquity
- § 21:23 Heb. in his very perfection, or in the strength of his perfection
- § 21:24 Or, milk pails
- § 21:28 Heb. the tent of the tabernacles of the wicked
- § 21:30 Heb. the day of wraths
- § 21:32a Heb. graves
- § 21:32b Heb. watch in the heap
- § 21:34 Heb. transgression
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