New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
1Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, | 1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: |
2"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation. | 2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me. |
3"I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer. | 3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply. |
4"Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth, | 4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth, |
5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary? | 5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? |
6"Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds, | 6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, |
7He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?' | 7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ |
8"He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away. | 8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. |
9"The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him. | 9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him. |
10"His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth. | 10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. |
11"His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust. | 11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust. |
12"Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue, | 12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue, |
13Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth, | 13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth, |
14Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him. | 14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him. |
15"He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly. | 15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach. |
16"He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him. | 16He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him. |
17"He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds. | 17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. |
18"He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them. | 18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. |
19"For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built. | 19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. |
20"Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires. | 20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. |
21"Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure. | 21Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure. |
22"In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him. | 22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him. |
23"When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating. | 23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats. |
24"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. | 24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him. |
25"It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him, | 25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him. |
26Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent. | 26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent. |
27"The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him. | 27The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. |
28"The increase of his house will depart; His possessions will flow away in the day of His anger. | 28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath. |
29"This is the wicked man's portion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God." | 29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.” |
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