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<t><p class="indent1">Or<MH518> why<MH4069> should <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>I not be impatient<MH7114a>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Look<MH6437> at me, and be<MH8074> astonished<MH8074>, <t><p class="indent1">And put<MH7760> <i>your</i> hand<MH3027> over<MH5921> <i>your</i> mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Even when<MH518> I remember<MH2142>, I am<MH926> disturbed<MH926>, <t><p class="indent1">And horror<MH6427> takes<MH270> hold<MH270> of my flesh<MH1320>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Why<MH4069> do the wicked<MH7563> <i>still</i> live<MH2421a>, <t><p class="indent1">Grow<MH6275> old<MH6275>, <i>and</i> also<MH1571> become<MH1396> very<MH2428> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>powerful<MH2428>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>descendants<MH2233> endure<MH3559> with them in their sight<MH6440>, <t><p class="indent1">And their offspring<MH6631> before their eyes<MH5869>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Their houses<MH1004> are safe<MH7965> from fear<MH6343>, <t><p class="indent1">And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>rod<MH7626> of God<MH433> is not on them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“His ox<MH7794> mates<MH5674a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>without<MH3808> fail<MH1602>; <t><p class="indent1">His cow<MH6510> calves<MH6403> and does not miscarry<MH7921>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“They send<MH7971> out<MH7971> their boys<MH5759> like the flock<MH6629>, <t><p class="indent1">And their children<MH3206> dance<MH7540>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“They <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>sing<MH5375> with the tambourine<MH8596> and harp<MH3658>, <t><p class="indent1">And rejoice<MH8055> at the sound<MH6963> of the flute<MH5748>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“They spend<MH1086> their days<MH3117> in prosperity<MH2896b>, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>suddenly<MH7281> they go<MH5181> down<MH5181> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Sheol<MH7585>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Yet they say<MH559> to God<MH410>, ‘Go<MH5493> away<MH5493> from us! <t><p class="indent1">We do not even desire<MH2654a> the knowledge<MH1847> of Your ways<MH1870>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>‘<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Who<MH4100> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>the Almighty<MH7706b>, that we should serve<MH5647> Him, <t><p class="indent1">And what<MH4100> would we gain<MH3276> if<MH3588> we plead<MH6293> with Him?’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, their prosperity<MH2898> is not in their hand<MH3027>; <t><p class="indent1">The advice<MH6098> of the wicked<MH7563> is<MH7368> far<MH7368> from me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“How<MH4100> often<MH4100> is the lamp<MH5216> of the wicked<MH7563> put<MH1846> out<MH1846>, <t><p class="indent1">Or does their disaster<MH343> fall<MH935> on them? <t><p class="indent1">Does <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>God apportion<MH2505a> destruction<MH2256b> in His anger<MH639>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Are they as straw<MH8401> before<MH6440> the wind<MH7307>, <t><p class="indent1">And like chaff<MH4671b> which the storm<MH5492a> carries<MH1589> away<MH1589>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“<i>You say,</i> ‘God<MH433> saves<MH6845> up<MH6845> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>a person’s <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>wrongdoing<MH205> for his sons<MH1121>.’ <t><p class="indent1">Let <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>God repay<MH7999a> him so that he may know<MH3045> <i>it.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Let his own eyes<MH5869> see<MH7200> his destruction<MH3589>, <t><p class="indent1">And let him drink<MH8354> of the wrath<MH2534> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>the Almighty<MH7706b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“For what<MH4100> does he care<MH2656> about his household<MH1004> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>after<MH310> him, <t><p class="indent1">When the number<MH4557> of his months<MH2320> is<MH2686a> at<MH2686a> an<MH2686a> end<MH2686a>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Can anyone teach<MH3925> God<MH410> knowledge<MH1847>, <t><p class="indent1">In that He judges<MH8199> those on high<MH7311>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“One<MH2088> dies<MH4191> in his full<MH8537> strength<MH6106>, <t><p class="indent1">Being wholly<MH3605> undisturbed<MH7600> and at ease<MH7961>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>sides<MH5845> are filled<MH4390> with fat<MH2459>, <t><p class="indent1">And the marrow<MH4221> of his bones<MH6106> is<MH8248> wet<MH8248>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>While another<MH2088> dies<MH4191> with a bitter<MH4751> soul<MH5315>, <t><p class="indent1">Never<MH3808> even <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>tasting<MH398> <i>anything</i> good<MH2899b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“Together<MH3162> they lie<MH7901> down<MH7901> in the dust<MH6083>, <t><p class="indent1">And maggots<MH7415> cover<MH3680> them. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, I know<MH3045> your thoughts<MH4284>, <t><p class="indent1">And the plots<MH4209> you devise<MH2554> against<MH5921> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“For you say<MH559>, ‘Where<MH346> is the house<MH1004> of the nobleman<MH5081>, <t><p class="indent1">And where<MH346> is the tent<MH168>, the dwelling<MH4908> places<MH4908> of the wicked<MH7563>?’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Have you not asked<MH7592> travelers<MH5674a, 1870>, <t><p class="indent1">And do you not examine<MH5234> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>evidence<MH226>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>“For the wicked<MH7451a> person<MH7451a> is spared<MH2820> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>a day<MH3117> of disaster<MH343>; <t><p class="indent1">They <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>are led<MH2986> <i>away</i> from a day<MH3117> of fury<MH5678>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>confronts<MH5046, 5921, 6440> him with his actions<MH1870>, <t><p class="indent1">And who<MH4310> repays<MH7999a> him for what he has done<MH6213a>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>“When he is carried<MH2986> to the grave<MH6913>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>People</i> will keep<MH8245> watch<MH8245> over<MH5921> <i>his</i> tomb<MH1430b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“The clods<MH7263> of the valley<MH5158a> will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>gently<MH4985> cover<MH4985> him; <t><p class="indent1">Moreover, all<MH3605> mankind<MH120> will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[y]</a></span>follow<MH4900> after<MH310> him, <t><p class="indent1">While countless<MH369, 4557> <i>others go</i> before<MH6440> him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/21-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>“So how<MH349> dare<MH349> you give<MH5162> me empty<MH1892> comfort<MH5162>? <t><p class="indent1">For your answers<MH8666> remain<MH7604> <i>nothing but</i> falsehood<MH4604>!”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>against</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>my spirit</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>superior</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>seed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> I.e., punishment<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>and does not fail</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>lifted up the voice</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>in peacefulness</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> I.e., the netherworld<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>What</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Heb <i>Shaddai</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>He</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>his</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>disaster</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>Him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Heb <i>Shaddai</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> I.e., after he dies<br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> As in Syriac; Heb uncertain. Some render as <i>his pails are full of milk</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>eating</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>signs</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>for the day</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>will be led to the day</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Lit <i>declares his way to his face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Lit <i>be sweet to him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[y]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Lit <i>draw</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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