NET Bible
"that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment."
— Job 20:5, NET Bible
“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”
“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 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?”
“This is why my troubled thoughts bring me back– because of my feelings within me.
When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.
“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,
that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’
Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight.