Job 20:5
The triumphing of the wicked hath been short, And the joy of the impious but for a moment?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
In Context
4Knowest thou not, that from the days of old, From the time when man was placed upon the earth,
6Though his greatness mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,
Cross References
Job 8:12While it is yet in its greenness, and is not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
Job 15:29He shall not be rich; his substance shall not endure, And his possessions shall not be extended upon the earth.
Job 21:28For ye say, “Where is the house of the oppressor, And where the dwelling-places of the wicked?”
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 →