The evil person should not fool himself\par when he trusts worthless things.\par Why? He will get nothing.\par
Job 4:8 - Easy To Read Version I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow wickedness, reap the same. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As I myself have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble and mischief reap the same. American Standard Version (1901) According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same. Common English Bible As I’ve observed, those who plow sin and sow trouble will harvest it. Catholic Public Domain Version In fact, I have instead seen those who work iniquity and who sow resentments, reap them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version On the contrary I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them, |
The evil person should not fool himself\par when he trusts worthless things.\par Why? He will get nothing.\par
Evil people are always planning ways\par to do evil and cause trouble.\par They are always planning ways\par to cheat people.”\par
You people lived the way you wanted to live. You followed your own advice. So now you must accept the result of your own actions!
A person who spreads trouble will harvest trouble. And in the end, that person will be destroyed because of the trouble he gave other people.
You will plant your grapevines one day and try to make them grow. The next day the plants will begin to grow. But at harvest time, you will go to gather the fruit from the plants, and you will see that everything is dead. A sickness will kill all the plants.
“The way you lived and the things you did\par brought this trouble to you.\par It is your evil that made your life so hard.\par Your evil life brought the pain\par that hurts deep in your heart.”\par
The Israelites \{did a foolish thing\}—it was like trying to plant the wind. But \{they will get only troubles\}—they will harvest a whirlwind. The grain in the fields will grow. It will give no food. Even if it grew something, strangers would eat it.
Remember this: The person who plants little will harvest only a little. But the person who plants much will harvest much.