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Job 21

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	{{Verse\|4\|}}		{{Verse\|4\|As for me, is my complaint against a man? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?}}
	{{Verse\|5\|}}		{{Verse\|5\|Look at me and shudder; put your hand over your mouth.}}
	{{Verse\|6\|}}		{{Verse\|6\|When I think about it, I am terrified and my body trembles in horror.}}
	{{Verse\|7\|}}		{{Verse\|7\|Why do the wicked continue to live, growing old and becoming powerful?}}
	{{Verse\|8\|}}		{{Verse\|8\|Their children are established while they are still alive, and their descendants, before their eyes.}}
	{{Verse\|9\|}}		{{Verse\|9\|Their homes are secure and free of fear; no rod from God strikes them.}}
	{{Verse\|10\|}}		{{Verse\|10\|Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.}}
	{{Verse\|11\|}}		{{Verse\|11\|They let their little ones run around like lambs; their children skip about,}}
	{{Verse\|12\|}}		{{Verse\|12\|singing to the tambourine and lyre and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.}}
	{{Verse\|13\|}}		{{Verse\|13\|They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.}}
	{{Verse\|14\|}}		{{Verse\|14\|Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone! We don’t want to know Your ways.}}
	{{Verse\|15\|}}		{{Verse\|15\|Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”}}
	{{Verse\|16\|}}		{{Verse\|16\|But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!}}
	{{Verse\|17\|}}		{{Verse\|17\|How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come on them? Does He apportion destruction in His anger? }}
	{{Verse\|18\|}}		{{Verse\|18\|Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away?}}
	{{Verse\|19\|}}		{{Verse\|19\|God reserves a person’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.}}
	{{Verse\|20\|}}		{{Verse\|20\|Let his own eyes see his demise; let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!}}
	{{Verse\|21\|}}		{{Verse\|21\|For what does he care about his family once he is dead, when the number of his months has run out?}}

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	{{Verse\|4\|}}		{{Verse\|4\|“My complaint is with God, not with people. I have good reason to be so impatient.}}
	{{Verse\|5\|}}		{{Verse\|5\|Look at me and be stunned. Put your hand over your mouth in shock.}}
	{{Verse\|6\|}}		{{Verse\|6\|When I think about what I am saying, I shudder. My body trembles.}}
	{{Verse\|7\|}}		{{Verse\|7\|“Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful?}}
	{{Verse\|8\|}}		{{Verse\|8\|They live to see their children grow up and settle down, and they enjoy their grandchildren.}}
	{{Verse\|9\|}}		{{Verse\|9\|Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them.}}
	{{Verse\|10\|}}		{{Verse\|10\|Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves and never miscarry.}}
	{{Verse\|11\|}}		{{Verse\|11\|They let their children frisk about like lambs. Their little ones skip and dance.}}
	{{Verse\|12\|}}		{{Verse\|12\|They sing with tambourine and harp. They celebrate to the sound of the flute.}}
	{{Verse\|13\|}}		{{Verse\|13\|They spend their days in prosperity, then go down to the grave in peace.}}
	{{Verse\|14\|}}		{{Verse\|14\|And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.}}
	{{Verse\|15\|}}		{{Verse\|15\|Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’}}
	{{Verse\|16\|}}		{{Verse\|16\|(They think their prosperity is of their own doing, but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)}}
	{{Verse\|17\|}}		{{Verse\|17\|“Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished. Do they ever have trouble? Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger?}}
	{{Verse\|18\|}}		{{Verse\|18\|Are they driven before the wind like straw? Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? Not at all!}}
	{{Verse\|19\|}}		{{Verse\|19\|“‘Well,’ you say, ‘at least God will punish their children!’ But I say he should punish the ones who sin, so that they understand his judgment.}}
	{{Verse\|20\|}}		{{Verse\|20\|Let them see their destruction with their own eyes. Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.}}
	{{Verse\|21\|}}		{{Verse\|21\|For they will not care what happens to their family after they are dead.}}

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	{{Verse\|4\|}}		{{Verse\|4\|“Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient?}}
	{{Verse\|5\|}}		{{Verse\|5\|Look at me and be appalled; clap your hand over your mouth.}}
	{{Verse\|6\|}}		{{Verse\|6\|When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body.}}
	{{Verse\|7\|}}		{{Verse\|7\|Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?}}
	{{Verse\|8\|}}		{{Verse\|8\|They see their children established around them, their offspring before their eyes.}}
	{{Verse\|9\|}}		{{Verse\|9\|Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them.}}
	{{Verse\|10\|}}		{{Verse\|10\|Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry.}}
	{{Verse\|11\|}}		{{Verse\|11\|They send forth their children as a flock; their little ones dance about.}}
	{{Verse\|12\|}}		{{Verse\|12\|They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe.}}
	{{Verse\|13\|}}		{{Verse\|13\|They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.}}
	{{Verse\|14\|}}		{{Verse\|14\|Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.}}
	{{Verse\|15\|}}		{{Verse\|15\|Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’}}
	{{Verse\|16\|}}		{{Verse\|16\|But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.}}
	{{Verse\|17\|}}		{{Verse\|17\|“Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?}}
	{{Verse\|18\|}}		{{Verse\|18\|How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?}}
	{{Verse\|19\|}}		{{Verse\|19\|It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’ Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!}}
	{{Verse\|20\|}}		{{Verse\|20\|Let their own eyes see their destruction; let them drink the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.}}
	{{Verse\|21\|}}		{{Verse\|21\|For what do they care about the families they leave behind when their allotted months come to an end?}}

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	{{Verse\|4\|}}		{{Verse\|4\| As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?}}
	{{Verse\|5\|}}		{{Verse\|5\|Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.}}
	{{Verse\|6\|}}		{{Verse\|6\|Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.}}
	{{Verse\|7\|}}		{{Verse\|7\|Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?}}
	{{Verse\|8\|}}		{{Verse\|8\|Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.}}
	{{Verse\|9\|}}		{{Verse\|9\|Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.}}
	{{Verse\|10\|}}		{{Verse\|10\|Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.}}
	{{Verse\|11\|}}		{{Verse\|11\|They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.}}
	{{Verse\|12\|}}		{{Verse\|12\|They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.}}
	{{Verse\|13\|}}		{{Verse\|13\|They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.}}
	{{Verse\|14\|}}		{{Verse\|14\|Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.}}
	{{Verse\|15\|}}		{{Verse\|15\|What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?}}
	{{Verse\|16\|}}		{{Verse\|16\|Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.}}
	{{Verse\|17\|}}		{{Verse\|17\|How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.}}
	{{Verse\|18\|}}		{{Verse\|18\|They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.}}
	{{Verse\|19\|}}		{{Verse\|19\|God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.}}
	{{Verse\|20\|}}		{{Verse\|20\|His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.}}
	{{Verse\|21\|}}		{{Verse\|21\|For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?}}

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'''Cross-References'''
#[[Job 21#4|Job 21:4-21]] >> [[Jeremiah 12#v1|Jeremiah 12:1-6]]

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