Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 20:1 ¶ Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,

 20:1 ¶ Then answeredºº Zopharº the Naamathite,º and said,ºº

 20:2 I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.

 20:2 Thereforeº do my thoughtsº cause me to answer,ºº and forº [this] I make haste.ºº

 20:3 I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.

 20:3 I have heardºº the checkº of my reproach,º and the spiritº of my understandingºº causeth me to answer.ºº

 20:4 Hast thou [not] known these things of old, from the time that man was set upon the earth?

 20:4 Knowestºº thou [not] thisº ofº old,º sinceº manº was placedºº uponº earth,º

 20:5 But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:

 20:5 Thatº the triumphingº of the wickedº [is] short,ºº and the joyº of the hypocriteº [but] forº a moment?º

 20:6 although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

 20:6 Thoughº his excellencyº mount upºº to the heavens,º and his headº reachºº unto the clouds;º

 20:7 For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

 20:7 [Yet] he shall perishºº for everº like his own dung:º they which have seenºº him shall say,ºº Whereº [is] he?

 20:8 Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.

 20:8 He shall fly awayºº as a dream,º and shall notº be found:ºº yea, he shall be chased awayºº as a visionº of the night.º

 20:9 The eye has looked upon him, but shall not [see him] again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.

 20:9 The eyeº also [which] sawºº him shall [see him] noº more;ºº neitherº shall his placeº any moreº beholdºº him.

 20:10 Let [his] inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.

 20:10 His childrenº shall seek to pleaseºº the poor,º and his handsº shall restoreºº their goods.º

 20:11 His bones have been filled with [vigour of] his youth, and it shall lie down with him in the dust.

 20:11 His bonesº are fullºº [of the sin] of his youth,º which shall lie downºº withº him inº the dust.º

 20:12 Though evil be sweet in his mouth, [though] he will hide it under his tongue;

 20:12 Thoughº wickednessº be sweetºº in his mouth,º [though] he hideºº it underº his tongue;º

 20:13 though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

 20:13 [Though] he spareººº it, and forsakeºº it not;º but keep it stillºº withinº his mouth:º

 20:14 yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.

 20:14 [Yet] his meatº in his bowelsº is turned,ºº [it is] the gallº of aspsº withinº him.

 20:15 [His] wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; a messenger [of wrath] shall drag him out of his house.

 20:15 He hath swallowed downºº riches,º and he shall vomit them up again:ºº Elº shall cast them outºº ofº his belly.º

 20:16 And let him suck the poison of serpents, and let the serpent's tongue slay him.

 20:16 He shall suckºº the poisonº of asps:º the viper'sº tongueº shall slayºº him.

 20:17 Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.

 20:17 He shall notº seeºº the rivers,º the floods,º the brooksº of honeyº and butter.º

 20:18 He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, [for] wealth of which he shall not taste: [it is] as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.

 20:18 That which he labouredº forº shall he restore,ºº and shall notº swallow [it] down:ºº according to [his] substanceº [shall] the restitutionº [be], and he shall notº rejoiceºº [therein].

 20:19 For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built [it] not.

 20:19 Becauseº he hath oppressedºº [and] hath forsakenºº the poor;º [because] he hath violently taken awayºº an houseº which he buildedºº not;º

 20:20 There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.

 20:20 Surelyº he shall notº feelºº quietnessº in his belly,º he shall notº saveºº of that which he desired.ºº

 20:21 There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.

 20:21 There shall noneº of his meatº be left;º thereforeºº shall noº man lookºº for his goods.º

 20:22 But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.

 20:22 In the fulnessºººº of his sufficiencyº he shall be in straits:ºº everyº handº of the wickedº shall comeºº upon him.

 20:23 If by any means he would fill his belly, let [God] send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.

 20:23 [When] heº is about to fillºº his belly,º [Elohim] shall castºº the furyº of his wrathº upon him, and shall rainºº [it] uponº him while he is eating.º

 20:24 And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.

 20:24 He shall fleeºº from the ironº weapon,ºº [and] the bowº of steelº shall strike him through.ºº

 20:25 And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

 20:25 It is drawn,ºº and cometh outºº of the body;ºº yea, the glittering swordº comethº outºº of his gall:ºº terrorsº [are] uponº him.

 20:26 And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

 20:26 Allº darknessº [shall be] hidºº in his secret places:ºº a fireº notº blownºº shall consumeºº him; it shall go illººº with him that is leftº in his tabernacle.º

 20:27 And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.

 20:27 The heavenº shall revealºº his iniquity;º and the earthº shall rise upºº against him.

 20:28 Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.

 20:28 The increaseº of his houseº shall depart,ºº [and his goods] shall flow awayºº in the dayº of his wrath.º

 20:29 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods [appointed him] by the all-seeing [God].

 20:29 Thisº [is] the portionº of a wickedº manº from Elohim,ºº and the heritageº appointedº unto him by El.ºº