I might say to the grave,\par ‘You are my father,’\par and to the worms,\par ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister.’\par
Job 21:26 - Easy To Read Version In the end, both of those people\par will lie together in the dirt.\par The worms will cover them both.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall lie down alike in the dust, And the worms shall cover them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm spreads a covering over them. American Standard Version (1901) They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them. Common English Bible They lie together in the dust and worms cover them. Catholic Public Domain Version And yet they will sleep together in the dust, and worms will cover them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And yet they shall sleep together in the dust, and worms shall cover them. |
I might say to the grave,\par ‘You are my father,’\par and to the worms,\par ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister.’\par
After I leave my body\par and my skin has been destroyed,\par I know I will still see God.\par
When he was young his bones were strong,\par but, like the rest of his body,\par they soon will lie in the dirt.\par
But another person dies\par after a hard life, with a bitter soul.\par He never enjoyed anything good.\par
“But, I know what you are thinking,\par and I know you want to hurt me.\par
That evil person will die\par and even his own mother\par will forget him.\par His sweetheart will be the worms\par eating his body.\par People will not remember him.\par That evil person will be broken\par like a rotten stick!\par
If I had died when I was born,\par I would be at peace now.\par I wish I were asleep and at rest\par
Those people are just like sheep.\par The grave will be their pen.\par Death will be their shepherd.\par Then on that morning\par the good people will be the winners\par as the bodies of those \{proud\} people\par slowly rot in the grave,\par far away from their fancy houses.\par
But, there is one thing that happens to everyone—we all die! Death comes to good people and bad people. Death comes to people that are pure and to people that are not pure. Death comes to people that give sacrifices {\cf2\super [35]} and to people that do not give sacrifices. A good man will die just like a sinner. A person that makes special promises to God will die just like a person that is afraid to make those promises.
Of all the things that happen in this life, the worst thing is that all people end the same way. But it is also very bad that people always think evil and foolish thoughts. And those thoughts lead to death.
Your pride has been sent down to Sheol. {\cf2\super [149]} \par The music from your harps announces\par the coming of your proud spirit.\par Maggots (flies) will eat your body.\par You will lie on them like a bed.\par Worms will cover your body like a blanket.\par