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 20:1 ¶ Then answeredºº Xôfar צוֹפַרº the Na`ámä±î נַעֲמָתִי,º and said,ºº

 20:1 ¶ Then answered Tzofar the Naamathi, and said,

 20:2 Thereforeº do my thoughtsº cause me to answer,ºº and forº [this] I make haste.ºº

 20:2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste.

 20:3 I have heardºº the checkº of my reproach,º and the spiritº of my understandingºº causeth me to answer.ºº

 20:3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

 20:4 Knowestºº thou [not] thisº ofº old,º sinceº manº was placedºº uponº earth,º

 20:4 Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

 20:5 Thatº the triumphingº of the wickedº [is] short,ºº and the joyº of the hypocriteº [but] forº a moment?º

 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?

 20:6 Thoughº his excellencyº mount upºº to the heavens,º and his headº reachºº unto the clouds;º

 20:6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

 20:7 [Yet] he shall perishºº for everº like his own dung:º they which have seenºº him shall say,ºº Whereº [is] he?

 20:7 [Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?

 20:8 He shall fly awayºº as a dream,º and shall notº be found:ºº yea, he shall be chased awayºº as a visionº of the night.º

 20:8 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 eyeº also [which] sawºº him shall [see him] noº more;ºº neitherº shall his placeº any moreº beholdºº him.

 20:9 The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

 20:10 His childrenº shall seek to pleaseºº the poor,º and his handsº shall restoreºº their goods.º

 20:10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

 20:11 His bonesº are fullºº [of the sin] of his youth,º which shall lie downºº withº him inº the dust.º

 20:11 His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

 20:12 Thoughº wickednessº be sweetºº in his mouth,º [though] he hideºº it underº his tongue;º

 20:12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;

 20:13 [Though] he spareººº it, and forsakeºº it not;º but keep it stillºº withinº his mouth:º

 20:13 [Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

 20:14 [Yet] his meatº in his bowelsº is turned,ºº [it is] the gallº of aspsº withinº him.

 20:14 [Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him.

 20:15 He hath swallowed downºº riches,º and he shall vomit them up again:ºº ´Ël אֵלº shall cast them outºº ofº his belly.º

 20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: El shall cast them out of his belly.

 20:16 He shall suckºº the poisonº of asps:º the viper'sº tongueº shall slayºº him.

 20:16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

 20:17 He shall notº seeºº the rivers,º the floods,º the brooksº of honeyº and butter.º

 20:17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

 20:18 That which he labouredº forº shall he restore,ºº and shall notº swallow [it] down:ºº according to [his] substanceº [shall] the restitutionº [be], and he shall notº rejoiceºº [therein].

 20:18 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 Becauseº he hath oppressedºº [and] hath forsakenºº the poor;º [because] he hath violently taken awayºº an houseº which he buildedºº not;º

 20:19 Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

 20:20 Surelyº he shall notº feelºº quietnessº in his belly,º he shall notº saveºº of that which he desired.ºº

 20:20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

 20:21 There shall noneº of his meatº be left;º thereforeºº shall noº man lookºº for his goods.º

 20:21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

 20:22 In the fulnessºººº of his sufficiencyº he shall be in straits:ºº everyº handº of the wickedº shall comeºº upon him.

 20:22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

 20:23 [When] heº is about to fillºº his belly,º [´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים] shall castºº the furyº of his wrathº upon him, and shall rainºº [it] uponº him while he is eating.º

 20:23 [When] he is about to fill his belly, [Elohim] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.

 20:24 He shall fleeºº from the ironº weapon,ºº [and] the bowº of steelº shall strike him through.ºº

 20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.

 20:25 It is drawn,ºº and cometh outºº of the body;ºº yea, the glittering swordº comethº outºº of his gall:ºº terrorsº [are] uponº him.

 20:25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.

 20:26 Allº darknessº [shall be] hidºº in his secret places:ºº a fireº notº blownºº shall consumeºº him; it shall go illººº with him that is leftº in his tabernacle.º

 20:26 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 heavenº shall revealºº his iniquity;º and the earthº shall rise upºº against him.

 20:27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

 20:28 The increaseº of his houseº shall depart,ºº [and his goods] shall flow awayºº in the dayº of his wrath.º

 20:28 The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

 20:29 Thisº [is] the portionº of a wickedº manº from ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,ºº and the heritageº appointedº unto him by ´Ël אֵל.ºº

 20:29 This [is] the portion of a wicked man from Elohim, and the heritage appointed unto him by El.