NET Bible
"Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight."
— Job 20:8, NET Bible
“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.”
“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. ”
“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.”
“As a dream that fleeth away he shall not be found, he shall pass as a vision of the night:”
“He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night.”
“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.”
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.
People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.
His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.
His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.