How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 21 of Job. Job asks how often the lamp of the wicked is actually extinguished and observes that both religious and wicked people can eventually face death. The section challenges the idea of perfectly visible retribution during life. The issue is not denying divine judgment, but questioning whether its timing and mechanism can always be identified.
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Wie oft geschieht's denn, daß die Leuchte der Gottlosen verlischt und ihr Unglück über sie kommt? daß er Herzeleid über sie austeilt in seinem Zorn?
¡Oh cuántas veces la lámpara de los impíos es apagada, Y viene sobre ellos su quebranto, Y Dios en su ira les reparte dolores!
Mais arrive-t-il souvent que leur lampe s'éteigne, Que la misère fonde sur eux, Que Dieu leur distribue leur part dans sa colère,
Quante volte avviene egli che la lampana degli empi sia spenta, E che la lor ruina venga loro addosso, E che Iddio dia loro tormenti nella sua ira per lor parte?
Quantas vezes sucede que se apaga a lâmpada dos ímpios, e lhes sobrevém a sua destruição? E Deus na sua ira lhes reparte dores!
「惡人的燈何嘗熄滅? 患難何嘗臨到他們呢? 上帝何嘗發怒,把災禍分給他們呢?
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