Look, you have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
Job 27:13 - Tree of Life Version “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the inheritance that ruthless men receive from Shaddai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This [which I am about to tell] is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage which oppressors shall receive from the Almighty: American Standard Version (1901) This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty: Common English Bible This is the wicked’s portion with God, the inheritance that the ruthless receive from the Almighty. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the portion of the impious man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they will receive from the Almighty. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty. |
Look, you have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
For what is one’s lot from God above, one’s heritage from Shaddai on high?
Is it not calamity for the unjust, and disaster for workers of iniquity?
On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!
They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
But it will not go well with the wicked, and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Oy , the wicked! It will be bad for him, for the dealing of his hands will be done to him.
“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
Therefore the Lord certainly knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and how to keep the unrighteous being punished until the Day of Judgment—