Job - douay rheims

Chapter 20

¹ Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
² Therefore various thoughts succeed one another in me, and my mind is hurried away to different things.
³ The doctrine with which thou reprovest me, I will hear, and the spirit of my understanding shall answer for me.
⁴ This I know from the beginning, since man was placed upon the earth,
⁵ that the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.
⁶ If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds:
⁷ In the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that has seen him shall say: Where is he?
⁸ As a dream that fleeth away he shall not be found, he shall pass as a vision of the night:
⁹ The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.
¹⁰ His children shall be oppressed with want, and his hands shall render him his sorrow.
¹¹ His bones shall be filled with the vices of his youth, and they shall sleep with him in the dust.
¹² For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.
¹³ He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.
¹⁴ His bread in his belly shall be turned into the gall of asps within him.
¹⁵ The riches which he hath swallowed; he shall vomit up, and God shall draw them out of his belly.
¹⁶ He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.
¹⁷ (Let him not see the streams of the river, the brooks of honey and of butter.)
¹⁸ He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.
¹⁹ Because he broke in and stripped the poor: he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.
²⁰ And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them.
²¹ There was nothing left of his meat, and therefore nothing shall continue of his goods:
²² When he shall be filled, he shall be straitened, he shall burn, and every sorrow shall fall upon him.
²³ May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him.
²⁴ He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.
²⁵ The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him.
²⁶ All darkness is hid in his secret places: a fire that is not kindled shall devour him, he shall be afflicted when left in his tabernacle.
²⁷ The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
²⁸ The offspring of his house shall be exposed, he shall be pulled down in the day of God's wrath.
²⁹ This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the inheritance of his doings from the Lord.

Job - webster

Chapter 20

¹ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
² Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
³ I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
⁴ Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
⁵ That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
⁶ Though his excellence shall mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds;
⁷ Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen him shall say, Where is he?
⁸ He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
⁹ The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
¹⁰ His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
¹¹ His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
¹² Though wickedness may be sweet in his mouth, though he may hide it under his tongue;
¹³ Though he may spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
¹⁴ Yet his food in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
¹⁵ He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
¹⁶ He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
¹⁷ He shall not see the river, the floods, the brooks of honey and buttermilk.
¹⁸ That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.
¹⁹ Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.
²⁰ Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
²¹ There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
²² In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
²³ When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
²⁴ He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
²⁵ It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yes, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
²⁶ All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
²⁷ The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
²⁸ The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
²⁹ This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.

Job - world english bible

Chapter 20

¹ Zophar the Naamathite answered,
² do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.
³ have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
⁴ you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,
⁵ the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?
⁶ his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
⁷ he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
⁸ shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.
⁹ eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more see him.
¹⁰ children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.
¹¹ bones are full of his youth, but youth shall lie down with him in the dust.
¹² wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
¹³ he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;
¹⁴ his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.
¹⁵ has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
¹⁶ shall suck cobra venom. The viper's tongue shall kill him.
¹⁷ shall not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
¹⁸ for which he labored he shall restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.
¹⁹ he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
²⁰ he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save anything of that in which he delights.
²¹ was nothing left that he didn't devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
²² the fullness of his sufficiency, distress shall overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come on him.
²³ he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
²⁴ shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
²⁵ draws it forth, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
²⁶ darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire shall devour him. It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
²⁷ heavens shall reveal his iniquity. The earth shall rise up against him.
²⁸ increase of his house shall depart. They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.
²⁹ is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God."

Job - darby

Chapter 20

¹ And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
² Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.
³ I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
⁴ Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
⁵ The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
⁶ Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
⁷ Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
⁸ He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.
⁹ The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.
¹⁰ His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.
¹¹ His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
¹² Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,
¹³ [Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,
¹⁴ His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.
¹⁵ He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: ùGod shall cast them out of his belly.
¹⁶ He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.
¹⁷ He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
¹⁸ 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].
¹⁹ For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
²⁰ Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.
²¹ Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
²² In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
²³ 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.
²⁴ If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
²⁵ He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
²⁶ 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.
²⁷ The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
²⁸ The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.
²⁹ This is the portion of the wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by ùGod.

Job - american standard version

Chapter 20

¹ Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
² Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.
³ I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
⁴ Knowest thou [not] this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
⁵ That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
⁶ Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
⁷ Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
⁸ He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
⁹ The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
¹⁰ His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.
¹¹ His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
¹² Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
¹³ Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;
¹⁴ Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.
¹⁵ He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.
¹⁶ He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.
¹⁷ He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
¹⁸ That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
¹⁹ For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
²⁰ Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.
²¹ There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
²² In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
²³ When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
²⁴ He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
²⁵ He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.
²⁶ All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
²⁷ The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.
²⁸ The increase of his house shall depart; [His goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
²⁹ This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

Job - basic english

Chapter 20

¹ Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,
² For this cause my thoughts are troubling me and driving me on.
³ I have to give ear to arguments which put me to shame, and your answers to me are wind without wisdom.
⁴ Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,
⁵ That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
⁶ Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds;
⁷ Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he?
⁸ He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night.
⁹ The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.
¹⁰ His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.
¹¹ His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.
¹² Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
¹³ Though he takes care of it, and does not let it go, but keeps it still in his mouth;
¹⁴ His food becomes bitter in his stomach; the poison of snakes is inside him.
¹⁵ He takes down wealth as food, and sends it up again; it is forced out of his stomach by God.
¹⁶ He takes the poison of snakes into his mouth, the tongue of the snake is the cause of his death.
¹⁷ Let him not see the rivers of oil, the streams of honey and milk.
¹⁸ He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
¹⁹ Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
²⁰ There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
²¹ He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.
²² Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
²³ God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.
²⁴ He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;
²⁵ He is pulling it out, and it comes out of his back; and its shining point comes out of his side; he is overcome by fears.
²⁶ All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.
²⁷ The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.
²⁸ The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.
²⁹ This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.