His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
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Verse 21 is found in chapter 14 of Job. Job imagines that God could call him again and that he would answer that call. The possibility of being remembered by God appears as hope against corruption and oblivion. Yet the speech ends by returning to present pain, showing that Job’s hope still coexists with an immediate experience of deterioration.
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Sind seine Kinder in Ehren, das weiß er nicht; oder ob sie gering sind, des wird er nicht gewahr.
Sus hijos serán honrados, y él no lo sabrá; O serán humillados, y no entenderá de ellos.
Que ses fils soient honorés, il n'en sait rien; Qu'ils soient dans l'abaissement, il l'ignore.
Se poi i suoi figliuoli sono in onore, egli nol sa; Se altresì sono abbassati, egli non vi pon mente.
Os seus filhos recebem honra, sem que ele o saiba; são humilhados; sem que ele o perceba;
他的兒子得尊榮,他不知道; 他們降為卑,他也不曉得。
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