Though his arrogance reaches heaven,
and his head touches the clouds,(A)
he will vanish forever like his own dung.
Those who know[a] him will ask, “Where is he?”(B)
He will fly away like a dream and never be found;
he will be chased away like a vision in the night.(C)

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  1. Job 20:7 Lit have seen

Though the pride(A) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(B)
    and his head touches the clouds,(C)
he will perish forever,(D) like his own dung;
    those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(E)
Like a dream(F) he flies away,(G) no more to be found,
    banished(H) like a vision of the night.(I)

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