1 Then Zophar from Naama replied ⌞to Job⌟,
2 “My disturbing thoughts make me answer,
3 I have heard criticism that makes me ashamed,
4 “Don’t you know
5 the triumph of the wicked is short-lived,
6 If his height reaches to the sky
7 he will certainly rot like his own feces.
8 He will fly away like a dream and not be found.
9 Eyes that saw him will see him no more.
10 His children will have to ask the poor for help.
11 His bones, once full of youthful vigor,
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth
13 Though he savors it and won’t let go of it
14 the food in his belly turns sour.
15 He vomits up the riches that he swallowed.
16 The godless person sucks the poison of snakes.
17 He won’t be able to drink from the streams
18 He will give back what he earned without enjoying it.
19 because he crushed and abandoned the poor.
20 He will never know peace in his heart.
21 “Nothing is left for him to eat.
22 ⌞Even⌟ with all his wealth
23 Let that misery fill his belly.
24 If that person flees from an iron weapon,
25 He pulls it out, and it comes out of his back.
26 Total darkness waits in hiding for his treasure.
27 Heaven exposes his sin.
28 A flood will sweep away his house,
29 This is the reward God gives to the wicked person,