Job 15:29

²⁷ Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

²⁸ And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

³⁰ He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

³¹ Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
KJV: He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
WEB: He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth.
ASV: He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
DARBY: He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.
BLB: He will not be rich, and his wealth will not stand, nor will [his] possessions stretch out over the earth.

ÅB: Han blir ikke rik, og hans gods varer ikke ved, og hans grøde luter ikke mot jorden.
OTB: Han vil ikke forbli rik, og hans rikdom vil ikke vare;
hans eiendeler vil ikke spre seg over landet.
B1930: Han blir ikke rik, og hans gods varer ikke ved, og hans grøde luter ikke mot jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 27:16–17
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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James 1:11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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Luke 12:19–21
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
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Psalms 49:16–17
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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Luke 16:19–22
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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Job 20:22–28
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
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James 5:1–3
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
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Job 22:15–20
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
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