The State of the Godless: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTRE

Job, Chapter 27, verses 7-23

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“May my enemy be as the wicked
And^dmy opponent as the unjust.

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“For what is the hope of the godless^ewhen he is cut off,
When God requires his^flife?

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“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?

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“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?

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“I will instruct you in the^gpower of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

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“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you^hact foolishly?

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“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

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“Though his sons are many,ⁱthey are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

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“His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And^jtheir widows will not be able to weep.

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“Though he piles up silver like dust
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

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He may prepare it, but the just will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.

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“He has built his house like the^kspider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

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“He lies down rich, but never^lagain;
He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

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“Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.

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“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone,
For it whirls him away from his place.

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“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
He will surely try to flee from its^mpower.

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“Men will clap their hands at him
And will hiss him from his place.


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