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Zophar: Triumph of the Wicked Short-lived
And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
Zophar Speaks: The Wicked Will Suffer
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.
“Therefore my thoughts answer me,
because of my haste within me.
because of my haste within me.
I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
I hear censure that insults me,
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Do you not know this from of old,
since man was placed on earth,
since man was placed on earth,
The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
that the exulting of the wicked is short,
and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens,
and his head reach to the clouds,
and his head reach to the clouds,
Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
he will perish forever like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased 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.
he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.
The eye that saw him will see him no more,
nor will his place any more behold him.
nor will his place any more behold him.
His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.
His children will seek the favor of the poor,
and his hands will give back his wealth.
and his hands will give back his wealth.
His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it 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.
but it will lie down with him in the dust.
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,
“Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
though he hides it under his tongue,
though he hides it under his tongue,
[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,
though he is loath to let it go
and holds it in his mouth,
and holds it in his mouth,
His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.
yet his food is turned in his stomach;
it is the venom of cobras within him.
it is the venom of cobras within him.
He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
God casts them out of his belly.
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.
the tongue of a viper will kill him.
He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
He will not look upon the rivers,
the streams flowing with honey and curds.
the streams flowing with honey and curds.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
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.
and will not swallow it down;
from the profit of his trading
he will get no enjoyment.
For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
For he has crushed and abandoned the poor;
he has seized a house that he did not build.
he has seized a house that he did not build.
Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.
“Because he knew no contentment in his belly,
he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.
he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.
Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
There was nothing left after he had eaten;
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress;
the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
He will flee from an iron weapon;
a bronze arrow will strike him through.
a bronze arrow will strike him through.
He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
It is drawn forth and comes out of his body;
the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder;
terrors come upon him.
the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder;
terrors come upon him.
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left 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.
a fire not fanned will devour him;
what is left in his tent will be consumed.
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
and the earth will rise up against him.
and the earth will rise up against him.
The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.