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Then Zophar from Naamah answered: |
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"You upset me, so I must answer you. I must tell you what I am thinking. |
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You insulted me with your answers! But I am wise and know how to answer you. |
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"You know that the joy of the wicked does not last long. That has been true a long time, ever since Adam was put on earth. Those who don't know God are happy for only a short time. |
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Maybe an evil man's pride will reach up to the sky, and his head will touch the clouds. |
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But he will be gone forever, like his own body waste. People who knew him will say, 'Where is he?' |
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Like a dream, he will fly away, never to be found. He will be chased away like a bad dream. |
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Those who knew him before will not see him again. His family will never again get to see him. |
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His children will give back what he took from the poor, and his own hands must give back his wealth. |
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When he was young, his bones were strong, but, like the rest of his body, they will soon lie in the dirt. |
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"Evil tastes sweet in his mouth. He keeps it under his tongue to enjoy it fully. |
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He hates to let it go and holds it in his mouth. |
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But that evil will turn sour in his stomach. It will be like a snake's bitter poison inside him. |
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The evil man will spit out the riches he has swallowed. God will make him vomit them up. |
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What he drank will be like a snake's poison; it will kill him like the bite of a deadly snake. |
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He will never again enjoy so much wealth—rivers flowing with honey and cream. |
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He will be forced to give back his profits. He will not be allowed to enjoy what he worked for, |
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because he hurt the poor and left them with nothing. He took houses he did not build. |
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"The evil man is never satisfied. But the things he wants cannot save him. |
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After filling himself, there is nothing left. His success will not continue. |
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Even while he has plenty, he will be pressed down with trouble. His problems will come down on him! |
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If he does get all he wants, God will throw his burning anger against him. God will attack him and rain down punishment on him. |
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Maybe he will run away from an iron sword, but then a bronze arrow will strike him down. |
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It will go through his body and stick out of his back. Its shining point will pierce his liver, and he will be shocked with terror. |
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All his treasures will be lost in darkness. He will be destroyed by a fire, a fire that no human started. It will destroy everything left in his house. |
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Heaven will prove that he is guilty. The earth will be a witness against him. |
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His house and everything in it will be carried away in the flood of God's anger. |
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That is what God will do to those who are evil. That is what he plans to give them." |
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