that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
Job 8:19 - Tree of Life Version Such is his joyous course, and from the earth others spring up. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, this is the joy of his way, And out of the earth shall others grow. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition See, this is the joy of going the way [of the ungodly]! And from the dust others will spring up [to take his place]. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring. Common English Bible Surely its way is a joy, for from the dust other plants sprout. Catholic Public Domain Version For this is the benefit of his way, that others in turn may spring up from the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this is the joy of his way, that others may spring again out of the earth. |
that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
Surely God does not spurn the blameless or strengthen the hand of evildoers.
He raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy out of the dunghill,
For exaltation comes not from the east nor from the west, nor even from the desert.
Then all the trees of the field will know that I, Adonai, have brought down the high tree, exalted the lowly tree, dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree flourish. I, Adonai, have spoken and I will do it.”
and do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
He raises the helpless from the dust. He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with nobles, granting them a seat of honor. For the earth’s pillars are Adonai’s, and He has set the world on them.