Job 20 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: -- Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations 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 The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth 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 This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on 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 singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane 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 excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike -- 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 own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders 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 fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as 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 hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold 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 His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give 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 have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down. 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 he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide 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 Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, 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 food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps is in his heart. 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 Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out. 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 Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper. 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 looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter. 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 is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not. 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 -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth 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 hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not 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 not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay. 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 sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet 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 cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on 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 fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass. 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 One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him are terrors. 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 is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in 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 Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself 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 Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a 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 an inheritance appointed him by 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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