King James Version
"That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?"
— Job 20:5, King James Version
“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? ”
“that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?”
“that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.”
“That the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.”
“That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?”
“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.