Job 20:22
Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
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- 2 Kgs 24:2 : 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldaeans and of the Edomites and of the Moabites and of the children of Ammon; sending them against Judah for its destruction, as he had said by his servants the prophets.
- Job 1:15 : 15 And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
- Job 1:17 : 17 And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
- Job 3:17 : 17 There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.
- Job 15:29 : 29 He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
- Job 16:11 : 11 God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
- Job 18:7 : 7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
- Ps 39:5 : 5 You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)
- Eccl 2:18-20 : 18 Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits. 19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose. 20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
- Isa 10:6 : 6 I will send him against a nation of wrongdoers, and against the people of my wrath I will give him orders, to take their wealth in war, crushing them down like the dust in the streets.
- Rev 18:7 : 7 As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.
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18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
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20 There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
21 He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.
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23 He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:
24 He is greatly in fear of the dark day, trouble and pain overcome him:
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20 The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.
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26 All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.
27 The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.
28 The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.
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20 Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!
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7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
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7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
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13 This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
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10 His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.
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22 But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.
23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.
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20 Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
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17 This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.
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23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
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3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
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28 And he has made his resting-place in the towns which have been pulled down, in houses where no man had a right to be, whose fate was to become masses of broken walls.
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24 Has not my hand been stretched out in help to the poor? have I not been a saviour to him in his trouble?
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18 Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!
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25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
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11 Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
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22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.
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11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
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15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.