ECB(i)
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SOPHAR ANSWERS
And Sophar the Naamahiy answers and says, 2 So my sentiments have me respond and for this I hasten. 3 I hear the discipline of my reproach and my spirit of discernment answers. 4 Know you this eternally - since placing humanity on earth, 5 that the shouting of the wicked is near? and the cheer of the profaner is for a blink? 6 Though his exaltation ascend to the heavens and his head touch the thick clouds; 7 as his own dung, he destructs in perpetuity; they who see him say, Where is he? 8 He flies as a dream and is not found; yes, - chased away as a vision of the night. 9 Neither the eye scans to add to see him; nor his place observes him any more. 10 His sons seek to please the poor and his hands restore their strength. 11 His bones lie down with him in the dust; - full of his youth. 12 Though evil sweetens in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue; 13 though he spares it and forsakes it not; and withholds it still within his palate; 14 yet his bread in his inwards turns - the venom of asps within him. 15 He swallows valuables and vomits them; El dispossess them from his belly; 16 he sucks the rosh of asps the tongue of the hisser slaughters him; 17 he sees not the rivulets, the floods, the wadies of honey and butter. 18 He restores that for which he labors but swallows not; as his valuables, thus the exchange - and he leaps not for joy. 19 He crushes - he forsakes the poor; he strips a house he built not; 20 surely he knows no serenity in his belly; he rescues none of his desires: 21 none of his food survives; so no one writhes his goods. 22 In the fulness of his gluttony, he constricts; every hand of the wicked comes on him. 23 In the fulness of his belly, he sends his fuming wrath on him - rains on him while he eats. 24 He flees from the iron armour and the bow of copper passes through him; 25 - drawn and comes from his body; yes, the lightning sword comes from his gall; with terrors on him. 26 All darkness hides in his hideouts; a fire not puffed consumes him; it goes evilly with him who survives in his tent. 27 The heavens expose his perversity; and the earth rises against him: 28 the produce of his house exposes and flows away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the allotment of wicked humanity by Elohim and the inheritance of his sayings by El.
SOPHAR ANSWERS
And Sophar the Naamahiy answers and says, 2 So my sentiments have me respond and for this I hasten. 3 I hear the discipline of my reproach and my spirit of discernment answers. 4 Know you this eternally - since placing humanity on earth, 5 that the shouting of the wicked is near? and the cheer of the profaner is for a blink? 6 Though his exaltation ascend to the heavens and his head touch the thick clouds; 7 as his own dung, he destructs in perpetuity; they who see him say, Where is he? 8 He flies as a dream and is not found; yes, - chased away as a vision of the night. 9 Neither the eye scans to add to see him; nor his place observes him any more. 10 His sons seek to please the poor and his hands restore their strength. 11 His bones lie down with him in the dust; - full of his youth. 12 Though evil sweetens in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue; 13 though he spares it and forsakes it not; and withholds it still within his palate; 14 yet his bread in his inwards turns - the venom of asps within him. 15 He swallows valuables and vomits them; El dispossess them from his belly; 16 he sucks the rosh of asps the tongue of the hisser slaughters him; 17 he sees not the rivulets, the floods, the wadies of honey and butter. 18 He restores that for which he labors but swallows not; as his valuables, thus the exchange - and he leaps not for joy. 19 He crushes - he forsakes the poor; he strips a house he built not; 20 surely he knows no serenity in his belly; he rescues none of his desires: 21 none of his food survives; so no one writhes his goods. 22 In the fulness of his gluttony, he constricts; every hand of the wicked comes on him. 23 In the fulness of his belly, he sends his fuming wrath on him - rains on him while he eats. 24 He flees from the iron armour and the bow of copper passes through him; 25 - drawn and comes from his body; yes, the lightning sword comes from his gall; with terrors on him. 26 All darkness hides in his hideouts; a fire not puffed consumes him; it goes evilly with him who survives in his tent. 27 The heavens expose his perversity; and the earth rises against him: 28 the produce of his house exposes and flows away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the allotment of wicked humanity by Elohim and the inheritance of his sayings by El.