Job 20:5

Modern

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Traditional

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

Literal

…that the triumph of the wicked is brief, and the rejoicing of the godless is for a moment?

Latin

…quod laus impiorum brevis sit, et gaudium hypocritæ ad instar puncti.

Hebrew

English

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Psalm 37:35–36
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Job 18:5–6
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Matthew 13:20–21
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
Acts 12:22–23
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
Job 5:3
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Job 8:12–13
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
Psalm 73:18–20
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
Job 15:29–34
He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
James 4:16
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
Job 27:13–23
This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.