Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 22 of Job. Eliphaz interprets the prosperity of the wicked as an apparent contradiction of God’s presence and accuses Job of thinking in this way. He contrasts the destiny of the wicked with the supposed restoration of the righteous. The discussion again revolves around whether the moral order can be directly observed in human circumstances.
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so er doch ihr Haus mit Gütern füllte. Aber der Gottlosen Rat sei ferne von mir.
Habíales él henchido sus casas de bienes. Sea empero el consejo de ellos lejos de mí.
Dieu cependant avait rempli de biens leurs maisons. -Loin de moi le conseil des méchants!
Egli avea loro ripiene le case di beni; Per ciò, sia lungi da me il consiglio degli empi.
Contudo ele encheu de bens as suas casas; mas o conselho dos ímpios esteja longe de mim.
然而,是上帝以美物充滿他們的房屋; 惡人的計謀離我好遠!
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