Job 20:5

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

KJV

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

ASV

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

BBE

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

Zophar's discourse is upon the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures and gains of sin bring disease and pain; they end in remorse, anguish, and ruin. Dissembled piety is double iniquity, and the ruin that attends it will be accordingly.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.