Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 20 of Job. Zophar describes the brevity of the wicked person’s triumph and his inevitable downfall. His argument begins with a traditional moral observation: unjust prosperity cannot last forever. Yet as a response to Job, the speech avoids the problem he raises: there are sufferings and prosperities whose immediate relationship to moral conduct is not evident.
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so wird er doch zuletzt umkommen wie Kot, daß die, welche ihn gesehen haben, werden sagen: Wo ist er?
Con su estiércol perecerá para siempre: Los que le hubieren visto, dirán: ¿Qué es de él?
perecerá para siempre como su propio estiércol; quienes lo veían preguntarán: “¿Dónde está?”.
Il périra pour toujours comme son ordure, Et ceux qui le voyaient diront: Où est-il?
Pur perirà egli in perpetuo, come lo sterco suo; Quelli che l’avranno veduto, diranno: Ove è egli?
Contudo, como o seu próprio esterco, perecerá para sempre; e os que o viam dirão: Onde está?
他必永遠滅亡,像自己的糞一樣。 看見他的人要說:『他在哪裏呢?』
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