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1 And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 “So my anxious thoughts make me answer, because of my urgency within me. “Therefore my thoughts answer me, because of my haste within me. “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.
3 The rebuke of my shaming I have heard, and a spirit from my understanding answers for me. I hear censure that insults me, and out of my understanding a spirit answers me. I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4 This do you know from long ago, from the placing of man upon the earth, Do you not know this from of old, since man was placed on earth, “Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since mankind was placed on the earth,
5 that the triumph of the wicked is brief, and the rejoicing of the godless is for a moment? that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment? that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
6 Though his loftiness should go up to the heavens, and his head should touch to the clouds, Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds, Though the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
7 like his dung, forever he will perish; those having seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ he will perish forever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 Like a dream he will fly away and they will not find him; indeed he will be made to wander like a vision of the night. He will fly away like a dream and not be found; he will be chased away like a vision of the night. Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night.
9 The eye that saw him will not continue, and his place will not behold him again. The eye that saw him will see him no more, nor will his place any more behold him. The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more.
10 His children will recompense the poor, and his hands will return his wealth. His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth. His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
11 His bones are full of his vigor, and upon the dust it will lie down with him. His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it will lie down with him in the dust. The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.
12 Though evil is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue, “Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue, “Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
13 he has pity on it and does not forsake it, and he withholds it in the midst of his palate. though he is loath to let it go and holds it in his mouth, though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,
14 His food is turned over in his belly, and the venom of cobras is within him. yet his food is turned in his stomach; it is the venom of cobras within him. yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.
15 He swallows wealth and vomits it; from his belly God expels it. He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.
16 The poison of cobras he will suck, and the tongue of a viper will kill him. He will suck the poison of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him. He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.
17 He shall not look on streams, or rivers with torrents of honey and cream. He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds. He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will return his gain and not consume it; he will not rejoice from the wealth of his exchange. He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment. What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19 For he has crushed and forsaken the poor; he has seized a house, and he did not build it. For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he did not build. For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 For he has not known quiet in his belly, and with his desiring he will not deliver himself. “Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him. “Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
21 There is no remnant for him to eat; and upon thus his prosperity will not endure. There was nothing left after he had eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure. Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the fullness of his sufficiency there will be distress for him; every hand of toil will come upon him. In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him. In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will come upon him.
23 It will come to pass at the filling of his belly, that God will send forth against him the burning of His anger, and will rain upon him into his bowels. To fill his belly to the full, God will send his burning anger against him and rain it upon him into his body. When he has filled his belly, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows on him.
24 He will flee from a weapon of iron; a bow of bronze will pierce him through. He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through. Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
25 It is drawn and comes out from his back, and the gleaming point from his gall; terrors shall come over him. It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come upon him. He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;
26 Complete darkness is hidden for his treasuring; a fire that is not fanned will consume him, the remnant in his tent will be devoured. Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures; a fire not fanned will devour him; what is left in his tent will be consumed. total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will uncover his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. The heavens will expose his guilt; the earth will rise up against him.
28 The flood will roll away his house, flowing away on the day of His anger. The possessions of his house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God’s wrath. A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him from God.” This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the heritage decreed for him by God.” Such is the fate God allots the wicked, the heritage appointed for them by God.”
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