Job 27:17
He may procure, but the righteous shall wear it, And the innocent shall share the silver.
Noyes Bible
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
16Though he heap up silver as dust, And procure raiment as clay,—
18He buildeth his house like the moth, Or like the shed which the watchman maketh.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his substance by usurious gain Gathereth it for him who will pity 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 →