Job

¹ Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

² because I am greatly disturbed.

³ and my understanding inspires me to reply.

⁴ ever since man was placed on the earth,

⁵ the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

⁶ and his head touches the clouds,

⁷ those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

⁸ banished like a vision of the night.

⁹ his place will look on him no more.

¹⁰ his own hands must give back his wealth.

¹¹ will lie with him in the dust.

¹² and he hides it under his tongue,

¹³ and keeps it in his mouth,

¹⁴ it will become the venom of serpents within him.

¹⁵ God will make his stomach vomit them up.

¹⁶ the fangs of an adder will kill him.

¹⁷ the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

¹⁸ he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

¹⁹ he has seized houses he did not build.

²⁰ he cannot save himself by his treasure.

²¹ his prosperity will not endure.

²² the full force of misery will come upon him.

²³ God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows upon him.

²⁴ a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.

²⁵ the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;

²⁶ A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

²⁷ the earth will rise up against him.

²⁸ rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.

²⁹ the heritage appointed for them by God.”