Catholic Public Domain Version
"It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me! "
— Job 21:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
“Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. ”
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
“But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!”
“Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me.”
“Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)”
“Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
Their days are prolonged in wealth, yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.
Who has said to God, “Depart from us, for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.
Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”
It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me!
How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished, and a deluge overtake them, and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?
They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.
God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and, when he repays, then he will understand.