18 He is swift upon the [a]waters: their [b]portion shall be cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyards.

19 As the dry ground and heat consume the snow waters, so shall the grave [c]the sinners.

20 [d]The pitiful man shall forget him: the worm shall feel his sweetness: he shall be no more remembered, and the wicked shall be broken like a tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:18 He fleeth to the waters for his succor.
  2. Job 24:18 They think that all the world is bent against them, and dare not go by the high way.
  3. Job 24:19 As the dry ground is never full with waters, so will they never cease sinning till they come to the grave.
  4. Job 24:20 Though God suffer the wicked for a time, yet their end shall be most vile destruction, and in this point Job commiteth to himself, and showeth his confidence.

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