Catholic Public Domain Version
"For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half? "
— Job 21:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?”
“For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off? ”
“For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?”
“For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?”
“For what is it to him what befalleth his house after him: and if the number of his months be diminished by one half?”
“For what interest has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is ended?”
“For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?”
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?
Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God, who judges the exalted?
This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.
His gut is full of fat and his bones are moistened with marrow.