Job 20:5

that the elation of the wicked is brief, ¹  the joy of the godless ²  lasts but a moment. ³ 

biblegateway Job 20:5

that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

biblegateway Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?

biblegateway Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been short–lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

biblegateway Job 20:5

The good times of the wicked are short-lived; godless joy is only momentary.

SABDAweb Job 20:5

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

bibleoremus Job 20:5

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?

biblegateway Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?

biblegateway Job 20:5

that the elation of the wicked is brief, ¹  the joy of the godless ²  lasts but a moment. ³ 

¹ tn The expression in the text is “quite near.” This indicates that it is easily attained, and that its end is near.

² tn For the discussion of חָנֵף (khanef, “godless”) see Job 8:13.

³ tn The phrase is “until a moment,” meaning it is short-lived. But see J. Barr, “Hebrew ’ad, especially at Job 1:18 and Neh 7:3,” JSS 27 (1982): 177-88.