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The Book of Job, Chapter 21, Verse 19

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They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
King James Version
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
American Standard Version
[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:
New English Translation
You may say,‘God stores up a man’s punishment for his children!’ Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may be humbled!
World English Bible
You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.
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His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,