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21 An east wind seizes him and he is gone;
    it sweeps him far away from his home.[a]
22 It assails him without pity,
    and he flees from its force that menaces him.
23 His downfall is acclaimed with joy,
    and he is derided wherever he may be.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:21 See note on Job 15:2.

21 The east wind(A) carries him off, and he is gone;(B)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(C)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(D)
    as he flees headlong(E) from its power.(F)
23 It claps its hands(G) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(H)

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