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Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked
Then Job answered,
Then Job answered,
Job’s Discourse on the Wicked
Then Job answered and said:
Then Job answered and said:
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your way of consolation.
And let this be your way of consolation.
“Bear with me that I may speak;
Then after I have spoken, you may mock.
Then after I have spoken, you may mock.
Bear with me that I may speak,
And after I have spoken, keep mocking.
And after I have spoken, keep mocking.
“As for me, is my complaint to man?
And why should I not be impatient?
And why should I not be impatient?
“As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
“Look at me, and be astonished,
And put your hand over your mouth.
And put your hand over your mouth.
Look at me and be astonished;
Put your hand over your mouth.
Put your hand over your mouth.
“Even when I remember, I am disturbed,
And horror takes hold of my flesh.
And horror takes hold of my flesh.
Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
“Why do the wicked still live,
Continue on, also become very powerful?
Continue on, also become very powerful?
Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
Yes, become mighty in power?
“Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes,
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,
And the rod of God is not on them.
And the rod of God is not on them.
“His ox mates without fail;
His cow calves and does not abort.
His cow calves and does not abort.
Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves without miscarriage.
Their cow calves without miscarriage.
“They send forth their little ones like the flock,
And their children skip about.
And their children skip about.
They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
And their children dance.
“They sing to the timbrel and harp
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
“They spend their days in prosperity,
And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
“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.
Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
‘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?’
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
“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,
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?
“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
“Are they as straw before the wind,
And like chaff which the storm carries away?
And like chaff which the storm carries away?
“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.
“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.
Let his eyes see his destruction,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
“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?
For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
When the number of his months is cut in half?
“Can anyone teach God knowledge,
In that He judges those on high?
In that He judges those on high?
“Can anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high?
Since He judges those on high?
“One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;
Being wholly at ease and secure;
His sides are filled out with fat,
And the marrow of his bones is moist,
And the marrow of his bones is moist,
While another dies with a bitter soul,
Never even tasting anything good.
Never even tasting anything good.
Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
Never having eaten with pleasure.
“Together they lie down in the dust,
And worms cover them.
And worms cover them.
They lie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.
And worms cover them.
“Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the plans by which you would wrong me.
And the plans by which you would wrong me.
“Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
“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 you not asked wayfaring men,
And do you not recognize their witness?
And do you not recognize their witness?
Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?
And do you not know their signs?
“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.
For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
“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?
Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?
And who repays him for what he has done?
“While he is carried to the grave,
Men will keep watch over his tomb.
Men will keep watch over his tomb.
Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.
And a vigil kept over the tomb.
“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.
The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
Everyone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.
Everyone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.