Job 20:20–23

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;

he cannot save himself by his treasure.

21 Nothing is left for him to devour;

his prosperity will not endure.

22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;

the full force of misery will come upon him.

23 When he has filled his belly,

God will vent his burning anger against him

and rain down his blows on him.

20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly,

He shall not save of that which he desired.

21 There shall none of his meat be left;

Therefore shall no man look for his goods.

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:

Every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

23 When he is about to fill his belly,

God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him,

And shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

20 They were always greedy and never satisfied.

Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.

21 Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves.

Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.

22 “In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble

and be overcome by misery.

23 May God give them a bellyful of trouble.

May God rain down his anger upon them.

20 “Because he knows no quietness in his heart,

He will not save anything he desires.

21 Nothing is left for him to eat;

Therefore his well-being will not last.

22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;

Every hand of misery will come against him.

23 When he is about to fill his stomach,

God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,

And will rain it on him while he is eating.

20 “Evil people never lack an appetite,

and nothing escapes their selfishness.

21 But nothing will be left for them to eat;

their riches will not continue.

22 When they still have plenty, trouble will catch up to them,

and great misery will come down on them.

23 When the wicked fill their stomachs,

God will send his burning anger against them,

and blows of punishment will fall on them like rain.

20 Because he knew no quietness within him,

He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

21 There was nothing left that he devoured not;

Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:

The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

23 When he is about to fill his belly,

God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him,

And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

20 Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired. 21 Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

23 It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.

20 He will never know peace in his heart. 

He will never allow anything he desires to escape ⸤his grasp⸥. 

21 “Nothing is left for him to eat. 

His prosperity won’t last. 

22 ⸤Even⸥ with all his wealth 

the full force of misery comes down on him. 

23 Let that misery fill his belly. 

⸤God⸥ throws his burning anger at the godless person 

and makes his wrath come down on him like rain. 

20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,

he does not let anything he desires escape.

21 Nothing is left for him to consume;

therefore, his prosperity will not last.

22 At the height of his success distress will come to him;

the full weight of misery will crush him.

23 When he fills his stomach,

God will send His burning anger against him,

raining it down on him while he is eating.

20 “For they knew no quiet in their bellies;

in their greed they let nothing escape.

21 There was nothing left after they had eaten;

therefore their prosperity will not endure.

22 In full sufficiency they will be in distress;

all the force of misery will come upon them.

23 To fill their belly to the full,

God will send his fierce anger into them

and rain it upon them as their food.

20 Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach,

he lets nothing escape that he desires.

21 There is nothing left after he has eaten;

therefore his prosperity will not endure.

22 In the fullness of his excess he will be in distress;

all of misery’s power will come upon him.

23 When his stomach fills up, God will send his burning anger upon him,

and he will let it rain down upon him as his food.

20 “No matter how much they have,

they always long for more.

But their treasure can’t save them.

21 There isn’t anything left for them to eat up.

Their success won’t last.

22 While they are enjoying the good life,

trouble will catch up with them.

Terrible suffering will come on them.

23 When they’ve filled their stomachs,

God will pour out his burning anger on them.

He’ll strike them down with blow after blow.

20 “Because he knew no quiet within him,

He does not retain anything he desires.

21 “Nothing remains for him to devour,

Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

22 “In the fullness of his plenty he will be cramped;

The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.

23 “When he fills his belly,

God will send His fierce anger on him

And will rain it on him while he is eating.