Job 15:17-35
New King James Version
17 “I will tell you, hear me;
What I have seen I will declare,
18 What wise men have told,
Not hiding anything received (A)from their fathers,
19 To whom alone the [a]land was given,
And (B)no alien passed among them:
20 The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
(C)And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21 [b]Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
(D)In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will (E)return from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.
23 He (F)wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows (G)that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
They overpower him, like a king ready for [c]battle.
25 For he stretches out his hand against God,
And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
26 Running stubbornly against Him
With his strong, embossed shield.
27 “Though(H) he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat,
28 He dwells in desolate cities,
In houses which no one inhabits,
Which are destined to become ruins.
29 He will not be rich,
Nor will his wealth (I)continue,
Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.
30 He will not depart from darkness;
The flame will dry out his branches,
And (J)by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
31 Let him not (K)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.
32 It will be accomplished (L)before his time,
And his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine,
And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren,
And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 (M)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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