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		Job 20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
		Job 20:2 "Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me answer, Because of the uneasiness that is within me.
		Job 20:3 "I have heard the reproof which insults me, But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
		Job 20:4 "Do you not know this from the old days, Since the time that man was placed on the earth,
		Job 20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless is only for a moment? [Ps 37:35, 36]
		Job 20:6 "Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds,
		Job 20:7 Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
		Job 20:8 "He flies away like a dream and cannot be found; Yes, he is chased away like a vision of the night.
		Job 20:9 "The eye which saw him sees him no longer, Neither does his [accustomed] place behold him any longer.
		Job 20:10 "His sons favor the poor [and pay his obligations], And his hands give back his [ill-gotten] wealth.
		Job 20:11 "His bones are full of youthful strength But it lies down with him in the dust.
		Job 20:12 ¶ "Though evil and wickedness are sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
		Job 20:13 Though he desires it and will not let it go But holds it in his mouth,
		Job 20:14 Yet his food turns [to poison] in his stomach; It is the venom of vipers within him.
		Job 20:15 "He swallows [his ill-gotten] riches, But will vomit them up; God will drive them out of his belly.
		Job 20:16 "He sucks the poison of vipers [which ill-gotten wealth contains]; The viper's tongue slays him.
		Job 20:17 "He does not look at the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter [to enjoy his wealth].
		Job 20:18 "He gives back what he has labored for and attained And cannot swallow it [down to enjoy it]; As to the riches of his labor, He cannot even enjoy them.
		Job 20:19 "For he has oppressed and neglected the poor; He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.
		Job 20:20 ¶ "Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed], He does not retain anything he desires.
		Job 20:21 "There is nothing left of what he devoured; Therefore his prosperity does not endure.
		Job 20:22 "In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].
		Job 20:23 "When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it upon him while he is eating. [Num 11:33; Ps 78:26-31]
		Job 20:24 "He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.
		Job 20:25 "The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body]; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors march in upon him;
		Job 20:26 Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.
		Job 20:27 "The heavens will reveal his wickedness and guilt, And the earth will rise up against him.
		Job 20:28 "The produce and increase of his house will depart [with the victors]; His possessions will be dragged away in the day of God's wrath.
		Job 20:29 "This is the wicked man's portion from God, And the heritage decreed and appointed to him by God."

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