Job 20 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the Naainathite will answer and say, Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 For this my thoughts will turn back, and because of my haste in 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 I shall hear the instruction of my shame, and the spirit of my understanding will cause me to answer. 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 Thou knewest this from everlasting when man was set 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 For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even 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 If his elevation shall go up to the heavens, and his head shall reach to the cloud; 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 As his dung he shall perish forever: they seeing him shall 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 As a dream he shall fly away, and they shall not find him: and he shall flee away as the 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 scanned him and shall not add; and his place shall no more look after him. 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 The weak shall break his sons, and his hands shall turn back 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 were full of his youth, and shall lie down with him in the dust. 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 If evil shall be sweet in his mouth he will cover 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 will spare over it, and forsake it not, and keep it back 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 bread in his bowels was turned, the gall of asps in his midst. 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 swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit it up, and God shall drive it out of his belly. 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 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall 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 upon the streams, the rivers, the torrents of honey and curdled milk. 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 Turning back the labor, and he shall not swallow down: according to the substance of his exchange and he shall not exult. 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 oppressed, forsaking the poor; he stripped the house and he will not build it up. 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 knew not tranquillity in his belly, in his desire he shall not escape. “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 Nothing was left to his food; for this his good shall not be stable. 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 fulness of his abundance it shall be pressed to him: every laboring hand shall come to 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 He will be for filling his belly, he will send upon him the burning of his anger, and will rain upon him in his eating. 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 shall flee from the weapon of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him. 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 Being drawn it will come forth from the body; and the lightning will go from his bile, and terrors upon 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 All darkness hid for his secret places: a fire not blown upon shall devour him; and the remaining one shall do evil upon his tent. 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 shall uncover his iniquity, and the earth an adversary 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 increase of his house shall be rolled off; they were poured out in 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 the portion of an unjust man and the lot of his command 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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