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21 : 1 Then Job answered,
21 : 2 Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation.
21 : 3 Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock.
21 : 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
21 : 5 Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth.
21 : 6 Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh.
21 : 7 Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful?
21 : 8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,
21 : 9 Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod of God is not on them.
21 : 10 His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not abort.
21 : 11 They send forth their little ones like the flock, And their children skip about.
21 : 12 They sing to the timbrel and harp And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
21 : 13 They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
21 : 14 They say to God, `Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
21 : 15 `Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we entreat Him?`
21 : 16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
21 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
21 : 18 Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?
21 : 19 You say, `God stores away a man`s iniquity for his sons.` Let God repay him so that he may know it.
21 : 20 Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 : 21 For what does he care for his household after him, When the number of his months is cut off?
21 : 22 Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?
21 : 23 One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;
21 : 24 His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow of his bones is moist,
21 : 25 While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.
21 : 26 Together they lie down in the dust, And worms cover them.
21 : 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me.
21 : 28 For you say, `Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?`
21 : 29 Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?
21 : 30 For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity; They will be led forth at the day of fury.
21 : 31 Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done?
21 : 32 While he is carried to the grave, Men will keep watch over his tomb.
21 : 33 The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him.
21 : 34 How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain full of falsehood?