Holy Scripture

Job 21:13

A church father on this verse
“Ver. 13. They spend their days in wealth, and in a point of time go down to the lower parts. 49. Yes, O blessed man, thou hadst for long dilated on their joys, how dost thou now declare that 'in a point of time they go down to the lower parts,' saving that all length of time of the present life is then known to be but…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XV

Source: Septuagint

Original

13And they spend their days in wealth, And fall asleep in the rest of the grave.

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In context

11And they remain as an unfailing flock, And their children play before them, Taking up the psaltery and harp;

12And they rejoice at the voice of a song.

— Job 21:13 —

14Yet such a man says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.

15What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? And what profit is there that we should approach him?

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