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The Book of Job, Chapter 21, Verse 18

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How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
King James Version
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
American Standard Version
That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
New English Translation
How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?
World English Bible
How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?
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God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
20
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21
For what pleasure [hath] he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
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Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
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One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
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And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
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They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.
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For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?