Job 27:17
He prepares—and the righteous puts [it] on, || And the innocent apportions the silver.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
In Context
16If he heaps up silver as dust, || And prepares clothing as clay,
18He has built his house as a moth, || And as a shelter a watchman has made.
Cross References
Esther 8:1On that day has King Ahasuerus given to Esther the queen the house of Haman, adversary of the Jews, and Mordecai has come in before the king, for Esther has declared what he [is] to her,
Proverbs 28:8Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, || Gathers it for one favoring the poor.
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 →