Catholic Public Domain Version
"They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters. "
— Job 21:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”
“That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away? ”
“How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?”
“How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?”
“They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.”
“How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?”
“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”
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.
His eyes will see his own destruction, and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.
For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half?