The evil person should not fool himself\par when he trusts worthless things.\par Why? He will get nothing.\par
Proverbs 24:20 - Easy To Read Version Those evil people have no hope. Their light will become dark. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The candle of the wicked shall be put out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For there shall be no reward for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. American Standard Version (1901) For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Common English Bible Indeed, there is no future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. Catholic Public Domain Version For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
The evil person should not fool himself\par when he trusts worthless things.\par Why? He will get nothing.\par
But, how often does God blow out\par the light of evil people?\par How often does trouble come\par to the evil people?\par When does God become angry at them\par and punish them?\par
He will make hot coals and burning\par sulphur fall like rain on those bad people.\par Those bad people will get nothing but\par a hot, burning wind. {\cf2\super [63]} \par
Evil people are like grass and green plants\par that quickly turn brown and die.\par
People who forget God are bad.\par They will go to the place of death.\par
A good person is like a light that shines brightly. But an evil person is like a light that becomes dark.
A crooked person will not get a good profit. A liar will get into bad trouble.
If a person curses {\cf2\super [28]} his father or mother, then he is like a person whose light stops shinning in the darkest darkness.
But it will be very bad for the evil people. Much trouble will come to them. They will be punished for all the wrong things they have done.
But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.’
And those people (the Jews) that should have the kingdom will be thrown out. They will be thrown outside into the darkness. In that place people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.”