ABP - Job - 20

20:1  And undertaking, Sophar the Minean says,

20:2  Not so far have I undertook to contradict you in these things, and neither do you perceive more than I.

20:3  [2instruction 3for making me ashamed 1I will hearken to]; and the spirit of understanding answers me.

20:4  Have [2these things 1you known] from the yet of which time [2was put 1man] upon the earth?

20:5  For the gladness of the impious [2downfall 1is an extraordinary]; and a cause for joy of the lawbreakers is destruction.

20:6  If [3should ascend 4into 5heaven 1his 2gifts], and his sacrifice [2the clouds 1should touch];

20:7  for whenever he should seem already firmly fixed, then [2unto 3the end 1he shall perish]; and the ones knowing him shall say, Where is he?

20:8  As if a dream spreading forth, in no way shall he be found; so he flys as if [2manifestation 1a nightly].

20:9  The eye overlooked, and does not proceed, and [2no longer 3pays attention to 4him 1his place].

20:10  [4his sons 1May 3destroy 2his inferiors], and may his hands light the fire of griefs.

20:11  His bones were filled with the vigor of his youth, and [2with 3him 4upon 5the embankment 1it shall go to bed].

20:12  Though [2should be sweet 3in 4his mouth 1evil], he shall hide it under his tongue,

20:13  and he shall not spare it, and will not abandon it, but brings it in the midst of his throat.

20:14  Yet in no way shall he be able to help himself; the bile of an asp is in his belly.

20:15  His riches unjustly brought together shall be vomited forth. From out of his house [2shall drag him away 1an angel].

20:16  [3the rage 1And 4of dragons 2may he nurse]; [2may 5do away with 1and 6him 3the tongue 4of a serpent].

20:17  May he not behold the milking of grazing animals, nor the pastures of honey and butter.

20:18  For [3in emptiness 4and 5vanity 1he tired 2for riches], of which he shall not taste; it is as if tough, unchewable, and impotable.

20:19  [4of many 1For 5of the disabled 3the houses 2he crushed]; and a habitation he seized by force, and he established it not.

20:20  [3is not 1His 2safety] in the possessions; by his desire he will not escape.

20:21  There is no leftover of his foods; on account of this [3shall not 4bloom 1his 2good things].

20:22  And whenever it should seem urgent to accomplish something, he shall be afflicted; and all distress [2upon 3him 1shall come].

20:23  If by any means he might fill his belly, let God send as a successor upon him the rage of anger; may [2wash 3over 4him 1griefs].

20:24  And in no way shall he be delivered from the hand of iron; may [3pierce 4him 1the bow 2of brass];

20:25  [2may 4go completely 1and 5through 6his body 3the arrow]; [3the stars 1and 5on 6his habitation 2may 4walk]; [2upon 3him 1may fears be].

20:26  [3all 1And 4darkness 6for him 2may 5wait]; [3shall devour 4him 2fire 1inextinguishable]; [2may 4inflict evil on 1and 5his 3a stranger] house.

20:27  [2may 5uncover 1And 6his 3the 4heaven] lawless deeds; and the earth rise up against him.

20:28  May [2draw 3his house 1destruction] unto the end; [2the day 3of anger 1may] come upon him.

20:29  This is the portion [2man 1of an impious] from the lord, and the possession of his substance given to him by the overseer.