Job 24:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷Deep darkness is morning to them;
they only feel comfortable amid the terrors of the night.

God Carefully Monitors the Conduct of the Mighty^[a]

¹⁸“Such men are debris on the surface of the water;
    their portion in the land is accursed,
    and no laborer will toil in their vineyards.
¹⁹As drought and heat melt the snow,
    so does the netherworld cause sinners to disappear.

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Footnotes

Job 24:18 This passage unduly breaks into the speech. Some critics prefer to think that it was displaced when the texts were being transcribed and that it should be put after Job 27:23, which is likewise anomalous. The two passages, which fit together rather well, would then make up Zophar’s third speech.

Job 24:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷For all of them, midnight is their morning;
they make friends with the terrors^(A) of darkness.^(B)

¹⁸“Yet they are foam^(C) on the surface of the water;^(D)
    their portion of the land is cursed,^(E)
    so that no one goes to the vineyards.^(F)
¹⁹As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,^(G)
    so the grave^(H) snatches away those who have sinned.