The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 1 , Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
20:2 'I must reply because I am greatly disturbed.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 2 , 'I must reply because I am greatly disturbed.
20:3 I have had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 3 , I have had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
20:4 'Don't you realize that ever since people were first placed on the earth,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 4 , 'Don't you realize that ever since people were first placed on the earth,
20:5 the triumph of the wicked has been short-lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 5 , the triumph of the wicked has been short-lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
20:6 Though the godless man's pride reaches to the heavens and though his head touches the clouds,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 6 , Though the godless man's pride reaches to the heavens and though his head touches the clouds,
20:7 yet he will perish forever, thrown away like his own dung. Those who knew him will ask, `Where is he?'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 7 , yet he will perish forever, thrown away like his own dung. Those who knew him will ask, `Where is he?'
20:8 He will fade like a dream and not be found. He will vanish like a vision in the night.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 8 , He will fade like a dream and not be found. He will vanish like a vision in the night.
20:9 Neither his friends nor his family will ever see him again.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 9 , Neither his friends nor his family will ever see him again.
20:10 His children will beg from the poor, for he must give back his ill-gotten wealth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 10 , His children will beg from the poor, for he must give back his ill-gotten wealth.
20:11 He was just a young man, but his bones will lie in the dust.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 11 , He was just a young man, but his bones will lie in the dust.
20:12 'He enjoyed the taste of his wickedness, letting it melt under his tongue.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 12 , 'He enjoyed the taste of his wickedness, letting it melt under his tongue.
20:13 He savored it, holding it long in his mouth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 13 , He savored it, holding it long in his mouth.
20:14 But suddenly, the food he has eaten turns sour within him, a poisonous venom in his stomach.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 14 , But suddenly, the food he has eaten turns sour within him, a poisonous venom in his stomach.
20:15 He will vomit the wealth he swallowed. God won't let him keep it down.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 15 , He will vomit the wealth he swallowed. God won't let him keep it down.
20:16 He will suck the poison of snakes. The viper will kill him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 16 , He will suck the poison of snakes. The viper will kill him.
20:17 He will never again enjoy abundant streams of olive oil or rivers of milk and honey.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 17 , He will never again enjoy abundant streams of olive oil or rivers of milk and honey.
20:18 His labors will not be rewarded. His wealth will bring him no joy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 18 , His labors will not be rewarded. His wealth will bring him no joy.
20:19 For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 19 , For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.
20:20 He was always greedy but never satisfied. Of all the things he dreamed about, nothing remains.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 20 , He was always greedy but never satisfied. Of all the things he dreamed about, nothing remains.
20:21 Nothing is left after he finishes gorging himself; therefore, his prosperity will not endure.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 21 , Nothing is left after he finishes gorging himself; therefore, his prosperity will not endure.
20:22 'In the midst of plenty, he will run into trouble, and disasters will destroy him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 22 , 'In the midst of plenty, he will run into trouble, and disasters will destroy him.
20:23 May God give him a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 23 , May God give him a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon him.
20:24 He will try to escape, but God's arrow will pierce him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 24 , He will try to escape, but God's arrow will pierce him.
20:25 The arrow is pulled from his body, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. The terrors of death are upon him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 25 , The arrow is pulled from his body, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. The terrors of death are upon him.
20:26 'His treasures will be lost in deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour his goods, consuming all he has left.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 26 , 'His treasures will be lost in deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour his goods, consuming all he has left.
20:27 The heavens will reveal his guilt, and the earth will give testimony against him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 27 , The heavens will reveal his guilt, and the earth will give testimony against him.
20:28 A flood will sweep away his house. God's anger will descend on him in torrents.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 28 , A flood will sweep away his house. God's anger will descend on him in torrents.
20:29 This is the fate that awaits the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 20 , Verse 29 , This is the fate that awaits the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.'
