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Job: God will Deal with the Wicked
And Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked
Then Job answered,
Then Job answered,
Hear attentively my speech, and let this replace your consolations.
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your way of consolation.
And let this be your way of consolation.
Suffer me and I will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on!
“Bear with me that I may speak;
Then after I have spoken, you may mock.
Then after I have spoken, you may mock.
As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?
“As for me, is my complaint to man?
And why should I not be impatient?
And why should I not be impatient?
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.
“Look at me, and be astonished,
And put your hand over your mouth.
And put your hand over your mouth.
Even when I think [thereon], I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
“Even when I remember, I am disturbed,
And horror takes hold of my flesh.
And horror takes hold of my flesh.
Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?
“Why do the wicked still live,
Continue on, also become very powerful?
Continue on, also become very powerful?
Their seed is established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.
“Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes,
And their offspring before their eyes,
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of +God upon them.
Their houses are safe from fear,
And the rod of God is not on them.
And the rod of God is not on them.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
“His ox mates without fail;
His cow calves and does not abort.
His cow calves and does not abort.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
“They send forth their little ones like the flock,
And their children skip about.
And their children skip about.
They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
“They sing to the timbrel and harp
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.
“They spend their days in prosperity,
And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
“They say to God, ‘Depart from us!
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him?
‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
And what would we gain if we entreat Him?’
And what would we gain if we entreat Him?’
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows [to them] in his anger?
“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out,
Or does their calamity fall on them?
Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
Or does their calamity fall on them?
Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
“Are they as straw before the wind,
And like chaff which the storm carries away?
And like chaff which the storm carries away?
+God layeth up [the punishment of] his iniquity for his children; he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it]:
“You say, ‘God stores away a man’s iniquity for his sons.’
Let God repay him so that he may know it.
Let God repay him so that he may know it.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the fury of the Almighty.
“Let his own eyes see his decay,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
For what pleasure should he have in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
“For what does he care for his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut off?
When the number of his months is cut off?
Can any teach God knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.
“Can anyone teach God knowledge,
In that He judges those on high?
In that He judges those on high?
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
“One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
His sides are full of fat, and the marrow of his bones is moistened;
His sides are filled out with fat,
And the marrow of his bones is moist,
And the marrow of his bones is moist,
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good:
While another dies with a bitter soul,
Never even tasting anything good.
Never even tasting anything good.
Together they lie down in the dust, and the worms cover them.
“Together they lie down in the dust,
And worms cover them.
And worms cover them.
Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.
“Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the plans by which you would wrong me.
And the plans by which you would wrong me.
For ye say, Where is the house of the noble? and where the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?
“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman,
And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’
And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’
Have ye not asked the wayfarers? and do ye not regard their tokens:
“Have you not asked wayfaring men,
And do you not recognize their witness?
And do you not recognize their witness?
That the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity? They are led forth to the day of wrath.
“For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity;
They will be led forth at the day of fury.
They will be led forth at the day of fury.
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
“Who will confront him with his actions,
And who will repay him for what he has done?
And who will repay him for what he has done?
Yet is he carried to the graves, and watch is kept over the tomb.
“While he is carried to the grave,
Men will keep watch over his tomb.
Men will keep watch over his tomb.
The clods of the valley are sweet unto him; and every man followeth suit after him, as there were innumerable before him.
“The clods of the valley will gently cover him;
Moreover, all men will follow after him,
While countless ones go before him.
Moreover, all men will follow after him,
While countless ones go before him.