Job 27:13-15

Good News Translation

[Zophar]^[a]

¹³This is how Almighty God
    punishes wicked, violent people.
¹⁴They may have many sons,
    but all will be killed in war;
    their children never have enough to eat.
¹⁵Those who survive will die from disease,
    and even their widows will not mourn their death.

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Footnotes

Job 27:13 Zophar is not named in the text, but this speech is usually assigned to him.

Job 27:13-15

New International Version

¹³“Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
    the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:^(A)
¹⁴However many his children,^(B) their fate is the sword;^(C)
    his offspring will never have enough to eat.^(D)
¹⁵The plague will bury those who survive him,
    and their widows will not weep for them.^(E)