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King James Bible 1611 |
King James Bible 1769 |
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| 20:1 | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and saide, | Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, | |
| 20:2 | Therefore doe my thoughts cause mee to answere, and for this I make haste. | Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. | |
| 20:3 | I haue heard the checke of my reproach, and the spirit of my vnderstanding causeth me to answere. | I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. | |
| 20:4 | Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed vpon earth, | Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, | |
| 20:5 | That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the ioy of the hypocrite but for a moment? | That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? | |
| 20:6 | Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the clouds: | Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; | |
| 20:7 | Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he? | Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? | |
| 20:8 | He shall flie away as a dreame, and shall not be found: yea he shalbe chased away as a vision of the night. | He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. | |
| 20:9 | The eye also which saw him, shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. | The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. | |
| 20:10 | His children shall seeke to please the poore, and his hands shall restore their goods. | His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. | |
| 20:11 | His bones are ful of the sinne of his youth, which shall ye downe with him in the dust. | His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. | |
| 20:12 | Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue; | Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; | |
| 20:13 | Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keepe it stil within his mouth: | Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: | |
| 20:14 | Yet his meate in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of Aspes within him. | Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. | |
| 20:15 | He hath swallowed downe riches, and hee shall vomite them vp againe: God shall cast them out of his belly. | He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. | |
| 20:16 | He shall sucke the poison of Aspes: the vipers tongue shall slay him. | He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. | |
| 20:17 | Hee shall not see the riuers, the floods, the brookes of hony and butter. | He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. | |
| 20:18 | That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein. | That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. | |
| 20:19 | Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not: | Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; | |
| 20:20 | Surely he shall not feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired. | Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. | |
| 20:21 | There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods. | There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. | |
| 20:22 | In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the wicked shall come vpon him. | In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. | |
| 20:23 | When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the furie of his wrath vpon him, and shall raine it vpon him while he is eating. | When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. | |
| 20:24 | He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through. | He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. | |
| 20:25 | It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him. | It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. | |
| 20:26 | All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. | All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. | |
| 20:27 | The heauen shall reueale his iniquitie: and the earth shall rise vp against him. | The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. | |
| 20:28 | The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. | The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. | |
| 20:29 | This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed vnto him by God. | This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. | |
