Holy Scripture
Job 18:5
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“Shall not the light of the wicked be put out, and the flame of his fire cease to shine? If he says this in describing the present life, he is mistaken; in that very often both the light of prosperity is seen in the ungodly, and the darkness of ignominy and poverty envelopes the godly. But if his discourse points to th…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
5But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, And their flame shall not go up.
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3For wherefore have we been silent before thee like brutes?
4Anger has possessed thee: For what if thou shouldest die; would the earth under heaven be desolate? Or shall the mountains be overthrown from their foundations?
— Job 18:5 —
6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, And his lamp shall be put out with him.
7Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, And let his counsel deceive him.