Job Chapter 20

18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].

19 For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.

20 Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

21 Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

23 It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.

24 If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

25 He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.

27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.

28 The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.

29 This is the portion of the wicked man fromGod, and the heritage appointed to him byGod.

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1 Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,

2 I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.

3 I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.

4 Hast thou [not] known these things of old, from the time that man was set upon the earth?

5 But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:

6 although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

7 For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

8 Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.

9 The eye has looked upon him, but shall not [see him] again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.

10 Let [his] inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.

11 His bones have been filled with [vigour of] his youth, and it shall lie down with him in the dust.

12 Though evil be sweet in his mouth, [though] he will hide it under his tongue;

13 though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

14 yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.

15 [His] wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; a messenger [of wrath] shall drag him out of his house.

16 And let him suck the poison of serpents, and let the serpent's tongue slay him.

17 Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.

18 He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, [for] wealth of which he shall not taste: [it is] as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.

19 For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built [it] not.

20 There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.

21 There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.

22 But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.

23 If by any means he would fill his belly, let [God] send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.

24 And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.

25 And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

26 And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

27 And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.

28 Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.

29 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods [appointed him] by the all-seeing [God].

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1 Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit:

2 Idcirco cogitationes meæ variæ succedunt sibi, et mens in diversa rapitur.

3 Doctrinam, qua me arguis, audiam, et spiritus intelligentiæ meæ respondebit mihi.

4 Hoc scio a principio, ex quo positus est homo super terram,

5 Quod laus impiorum brevis sit, et gaudium hypocritæ ad instar puncti.

6 Si ascenderit usque ad cælum superbia eius, et caput eius nubes tetigerit:

7 Quasi sterquilinium in fine perdetur: et qui eum viderant, dicent: Ubi est?

8 Velut somnium avolans non invenietur, transiet sicut visio nocturna.

9 Oculus, qui eum viderat, non videbit, neque ultra intuebitur eum locus suus.

10 Filii eius atterentur egestate, et manus illius reddent ei dolorem suum.

11 Ossa eius implebuntur vitiis adolescentiæ eius, et cum eo in pulvere dormient.

12 Cum enim dulce fuerit in ore eius malum, abscondet illud sub lingua sua.

13 Parcet illi, et non derelinquet illud, et celabit in gutture suo.

14 Panis eius in utero illius vertetur in fel aspidum intrinsecus.

15 Divitias, quas devoravit, evomet, et de ventre illius extrahet eas Deus.

16 Caput aspidum suget, et occidet eum lingua viperæ.

17 (Non videat rivulos fluminis, torrentes mellis, et butyri.)

18 Luet quæ fecit omnia, nec tamen consumetur: iuxta multitudinem adinventionum suarum, sic et sustinebit.

19 Quoniam confringens nudavit pauperes: domum rapuit, et non ædificavit eam.

20 Nec est satiatus venter eius: et cum habuerit quæ concupierat, possidere non poterit.

21 Non remansit de cibo eius, et propterea nihil permanebit de bonis eius.

22 Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur, æstuabit, et omnis dolor irruet super eum.

23 Utinam impleatur venter eius, ut emittat in eum iram furoris sui, et pluat super illum bellum suum.

24 Fugiet arma ferrea, et irruet in arcum æreum.

25 Eductus, et egrediens de vagina sua, et fulgurans in amaritudine sua: vadent, et venient super eum horribiles.

26 Omnes tenebræ absconditæ sunt in occultis eius: devorabit eum ignis, qui non succenditur, affligetur relictus in tabernaculo suo.

27 Revelabunt cæli iniquitatem eius, et terra consurget adversus eum.

28 Apertum erit germen domus illius, detrahetur in die furoris Dei.

29 Hæc est pars hominis impii a Deo, et hereditas verborum eius a Domino.

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1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

2 “Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.

3 I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.

4 Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

7 yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

8 He will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.

9 The eye which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.

10 His children will seek the favor of the poor. His hands will give back his wealth.

11 His bones are full of his youth, but youth will lie down with him in the dust.

12 “Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

13 though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth,

14 yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.

15 He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.

16 He will suck cobra venom. The viper’s tongue will kill him.

17 He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

18 He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.

19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.

20 “Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.

21 There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.

22 In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.

23 When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.

24 He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.

25 He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.

26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.

27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.

28 The increase of his house will depart. They will rush away in the day of his wrath.

29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”

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1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: --

2 Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.

3 The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:

4 This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?

5 That the singing of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

6 Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike--

7 As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where <FI>is<Fi> he?'

8 As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,

9 The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

10 His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.

11 His bones have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down.

12 Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

13 Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

14 His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps <FI>is<Fi> in his heart.

15 Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out.

16 Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.

17 He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

18 He is giving back <FI>what<Fi> he laboured for, And doth not consume <FI>it<Fi> ; As a bulwark <FI>is<Fi> his exchange, and he exults not.

19 For he oppressed--he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

20 For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

21 There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

23 It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.

24 He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.

25 One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him <FI>are<Fi> terrors.

26 All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.

27 Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself against him.

28 Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.

29 This <FI>is<Fi> the portion of a wicked man from God. And an inheritance appointed him by God.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).