Job 15:20-35 - The Tortured Life Of The Wicked Person

²⁰ “The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.
²¹ “Sounds of terror are in his ears;
While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
²² “He does not believe that he will return from darkness,
And he is destined for the sword.
²³ “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.
²⁴ “Distress and anguish terrify him,
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
²⁵ Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.
²⁶ “He rushes headlong at Him
With his massive shield.
²⁷ “For he has covered his face with his fat
And made his thighs heavy with flesh.
²⁸ “He has lived in desolate cities,
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become ruins.
²⁹ “He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend down to the ground.
³⁰ “He will not escape from darkness;
The flame will wither his shoots,
And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
³¹ “Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself;
For emptiness will be his reward.
³² “It will be accomplished before his time,
And his palm branch will not be green.
³³ “He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine,
And will cast off his flower like the olive tree.
³⁴ “For the company of the godless is barren,
And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.
³⁵ “They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity,
And their mind prepares deception.”