Job 20:10
His sons shall seek the favor of the poor, And their hands shall give back his wealth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
In Context
11His bones are full of his youth, But they shall lie down with him in the dust.
Cross References
Job 20:18The fruits of his toil he shall give back, and shall not enjoy them: It is substance to be restored, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Psalms 109:10May his children be vagabonds and beggars, And from their ruined dwellings seek their bread!
Proverbs 28:3A poor man who oppresseth the needy Is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Matthew Henry on Job 20:2-10
Second Address of Zophar; Destruction of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto… Read the whole commentary →