Bad people might look for help,\par but they won’t escape their troubles.\par Their hope leads only to death.”\par
Job 8:13 - Easy To Read Version People who forget God\par are like those reeds.\par The person who forgets God,\par has no hope.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hypocrite's hope shall perish: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So are the ways of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless shall perish. American Standard Version (1901) So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish: Common English Bible So are the paths of all who forget God. Hope perishes for the godless, Catholic Public Domain Version Just so are the ways of all who forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite will perish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Even so are the ways of all that forget God: and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish. |
Bad people might look for help,\par but they won’t escape their troubles.\par Their hope leads only to death.”\par
And if God lets me live, it will be\par because I was brave enough to speak.\par No evil person would dare\par meet God face to face.\par
Why? Because people without God\par have nothing.\par People who love money\par will have their homes destroyed by fire.\par
The evil person will be taken away\par from the safety of his house.\par He will be led away to meet\par the king of terrors.\par
“People that don’t care about God\par are always bitter.\par Even when God punishes them,\par they refuse to pray to God for help.\par
No. If the water dries up,\par then they will also be dry.\par They will be too small to cut and use.\par
But bad people are not like that.\par Bad people are like chaff {\cf2\super [2]} \par that the wind blows away.\par
Bad people are too proud to follow God.\par They make all their evil plans.\par And they act like there is no God.\par
Wicked people see this and become angry.\par They will grind their teeth in anger,\par but then they disappear.\par Wicked people will not get\par what they want most.\par
You people have forgotten God.\par So you had better understand\par before I tear you apart!\par If that happens,\par no person can save you!\par
People who forget God are bad.\par They will go to the place of death.\par
The things good people hope for bring happiness. The things bad people hope for bring ruin.
After an evil man dies, there is no hope for him. Everything he hoped for is gone—all of it is worth nothing.
Evil people are destroyed and there is nothing left. But people remember a good man long after he is gone.
The sinners in Zion {\cf2\super [308]} are afraid. The people that do wrong things shake with fear. They say, “Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns forever?” {\cf2\super [309]}
The Lord made you.\par With his power he made the earth!\par And with his power he spread the skies\par over the earth!\par But you forget him and his power.\par So you are always afraid of angry men\par that hurt you.\par Those men planned to destroy you.\par But where are they now?\par \{They are all gone\}!\par
I said to myself,\par “I no longer have any hope\par that the Lord will help me.”\par
Then the master will punish that servant. The master will send him away to be with the hypocrites. {\cf2\super [382]} And in that place people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.
“But be careful! Don’t forget the Lord. You were slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought you out of the land of Egypt.
“Be careful. Don’t forget the Lord your God! Be careful to obey the commands, laws, and rules that I give you today.
When that happens, you must be careful not to become proud. You must not forget the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt. But the Lord made you free and brought you out of that land.
“Don’t ever forget the Lord your God. Don’t ever follow other gods! Don’t worship and serve them. If you do that, then I warn you today: You will surely be destroyed!