Job20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Job20:2 "Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation.
Job20:3 "I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
Job20:4 "Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth,
Job20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
Job20:6 "Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
Job20:7 He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
Job20:8 "He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Even like a vision of the night he is chased away.
Job20:9 "The eye which saw him sees him no longer, And his place no longer beholds him.
Job20:10 "His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.
Job20:11 "His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it lies down with him in the dust.
Job20:12 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
Job20:13 Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,
Job20:14 Yet his food in his stomach is changed To the venom of cobras within him.
Job20:15 "He swallows riches, But will vomit them up; God will expel them from his belly.
Job20:16 "He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him.
Job20:17 "He does not look at the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and curds.
Job20:18 "He returns what he has attained And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.
Job20:19 "For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.
Job20:20 "Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.
Job20:21 "Nothing remains for him to devour, Therefore his prosperity does not endure.
Job20:22 "In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.
Job20:23 "When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating.
Job20:24 "He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.
Job20:25 "It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him,
Job20:26 Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.
Job20:27 "The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.
Job20:28 "The increase of his house will depart; His possessions will flow away in the day of His anger.
Job20:29 "This is the wicked man's portion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God."