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-Zophar's Sermon on the Wicked Man
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 # Chapter 20
-1. Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
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-2. "Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
+1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
+2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
 Because of the turmoil within me.
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-3. I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me,
+3 I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me,
 And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
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-4. "Do you not know this of old,
+4 “Do you not know this of old,
 Since man was placed on earth,
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-5. That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
+5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
 And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
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-6. Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
+6 Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
 And his head reaches to the clouds,
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-7. Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
-Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
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-8. He will fly away like a dream, and not be found;
+7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
+Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
+8 He will fly away like a dream, and not be found;
 Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
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-9. The eye that saw him will see him no more,
+9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,
 Nor will his place behold him anymore.
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-10. His children will seek the favor of the poor,
+10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
 And his hands will restore his wealth.
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-11. His bones are full of his youthful vigor,
+11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor,
 But it will lie down with him in the dust.
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-12. "Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
+12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
 And he hides it under his tongue,
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-13. Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
+13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
 But still keeps it in his mouth,
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-14. Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
+14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
 It becomes cobra venom within him.
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-15. He swallows down riches
+15 He swallows down riches
 And vomits them up again;
 God casts them out of his belly.
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-16. He will suck the poison of cobras;
-The viper's tongue will slay him.
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-17. He will not see the streams,
+16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
+The viper’s tongue will slay him.
+17 He will not see the streams,
 The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
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-18. He will restore that for which he labored,
+18 He will restore that for which he labored,
 And will not swallow it down;
 From the proceeds of business
 He will get no enjoyment.
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-19. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor,
+19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor,
 He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
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-20. "Because he knows no quietness in his heart,
+20 “Because he knows no quietness in his heart,
 He will not save anything he desires.
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-21. Nothing is left for him to eat;
+21 Nothing is left for him to eat;
 Therefore his well-being will not last.
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-22. In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
+22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
 Every hand of misery will come against him.
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-23. When he is about to fill his stomach,
+23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
 God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
 And will rain it on him while he is eating.
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-24. He will flee from the iron weapon;
+24 He will flee from the iron weapon;
 A bronze bow will pierce him through.
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-25. It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
+25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
 Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.
 Terrors come upon him;
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-26. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
+26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
 An unfanned fire will consume him;
 It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
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-27. The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
+27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
 And the earth will rise up against him.
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-28. The increase of his house will depart,
+28 The increase of his house will depart,
 And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath.
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-29. This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
-The heritage appointed to him by God."
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+29 This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
+The heritage appointed to him by God.”