Immerse: Poets Full Volume - Flipbook - Page 307
20:18–21:6
Job
They will give back everything they worked for.
Their wealth will bring them no joy.
For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.
They foreclosed on their homes.
They were always greedy and never satisfied.
Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.
Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves.
Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.
“In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble
and be overcome by misery.
May God give them a bellyful of trouble.
May God rain down his anger upon them.
When they try to escape an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.
The arrow is pulled from their back,
and the arrowhead glistens with blood.
The terrors of death are upon them.
Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness.
A wildfire will devour their goods,
consuming all they have left.
The heavens will reveal their guilt,
and the earth will testify against them.
A flood will sweep away their house.
God’s anger will descend on them in torrents.
This is the reward that God gives the wicked.
It is the inheritance decreed by God.”
Then Job spoke again:
“Listen closely to what I am saying.
That’s one consolation you can give me.
Bear with me, and let me speak.
After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me.
“My complaint is with God, not with people.
I have good reason to be so impatient.
Look at me and be stunned.
Put your hand over your mouth in shock.
When I think about what I am saying, I shudder.
My body trembles.
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