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Job 27:17

Judgment

15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

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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.

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BSB
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
KJV
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
WEB
he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.
ASV
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.
DARBY
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.
BLB
he may pile [it] up, but the righteous will wear [it], and the innocent will divide [his] silver.
ÅB
så blir det de rettferdige som klær seg med det han har samlet, og sølvet skal de skyldfrie dele.
OTB
Han kan samle det, men de rettferdige vil bære det,
Og de uskyldige vil dele sølvet.
B1930
så blir det de rettferdige som klær sig med det han har samlet, og sølvet skal de skyldfrie dele.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 13:22

    A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

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  • Proverbs 28:8

    He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:26

    To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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