Job 27:19
The rich man when he shall sleep shall take away nothing with him: he shall open his eyes and find nothing.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
In Context
18He hath built his house as a moth, and as a keeper he hath made a booth.
20Poverty like water shall take hold on him, a tempest shall oppress him in the night.
Cross References
Job 7:8Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more.
Job 14:10But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?
Job 20:5that the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.
Job 21:23One man dieth strong, and hale, rich and happy.
Job 24:24They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.
Psalms 58:9Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →