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Zophar
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
Zophar Speaks: The Wicked Will Suffer
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
“My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.
because I am greatly disturbed.
“Therefore my thoughts answer me,
because of my haste within me.
because of my haste within me.
I hear a rebuke that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
I hear censure that insults me,
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
Do you not know this from of old,
since man was placed on earth,
since man was placed on earth,
that the mirth of the wicked is brief,
the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
the joy of the godless lasts but 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 the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens
and his head touches the clouds,
and his head touches the clouds,
Though his height mount up to the heavens,
and his head reach to the clouds,
and his head reach to the clouds,
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 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?’
Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found,
banished like a vision of the night.
banished like 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 that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.
his place will look on 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 must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.
his own hands must give back 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.
The youthful vigor that fills his bones
will lie with him in the dust.
will lie 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 evil is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,
and he hides 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 cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,
and lets it linger in his mouth,
though he is loath to let it go
and holds it in his mouth,
and holds it in his mouth,
yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;
it will become the venom of serpents within him.
it will become the venom of serpents 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 will spit out the riches he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit them up.
God will make his stomach vomit them up.
He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
God casts them out of his belly.
He will suck the poison of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.
the fangs of an adder will 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 will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
He will not look upon the rivers,
the streams flowing with honey and curds.
the streams flowing with honey and curds.
What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
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 has oppressed the poor and left them destitute;
he has seized houses he did not build.
he has seized houses 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.
“Surely he will have no respite from his craving;
he cannot save himself by his treasure.
he cannot save himself by his treasure.
“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 is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.
his prosperity will not endure.
There was nothing left after he had eaten;
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
therefore his prosperity will not endure.
In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;
the full force of misery will come upon him.
the full force of misery will 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.
When he has filled his belly,
God will vent his burning anger against him
and rain down his blows on him.
God will vent his burning anger against him
and rain down his blows on him.
Though he flees from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
He will flee from an iron weapon;
a bronze arrow will strike him through.
a bronze arrow will strike him through.
He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors will come over him;
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors will come over 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.
total darkness lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire unfanned will consume him
and devour what is left in his tent.
A fire unfanned will consume him
and devour 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 will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.
the earth will 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.