Job 27:14–18

14 However many his children, their fate is the sword;

his offspring will never have enough to eat.

15 The plague will bury those who survive him,

and their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay,

17 what he lays up the righteous will wear,

and the innocent will divide his silver.

18 The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,

like a hut made by a watchman.

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword:

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death:

And his widows shall not weep.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as a moth,

And as a booth that the keeper maketh.

14 They may have many children,

but the children will die in war or starve to death.

15 Those who survive will die of a plague,

and not even their widows will mourn them.

16 “Evil people may have piles of money

and may store away mounds of clothing.

17 But the righteous will wear that clothing,

and the innocent will divide that money.

18 The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web,

as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.

14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,

And their widows shall not weep,

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,

And piles up clothing like clay—

17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 He builds his house like a moth,

Like a booth which a watchman makes.

14 They may have many children, but the sword will kill them.

Their children who are left will never have enough to eat.

15 Then they will die of disease and be buried,

and the widows will not even cry for them.

16 The wicked may heap up silver like piles of dirt

and have so many clothes they are like piles of clay.

17 But good people will wear what evil people have gathered,

and the innocent will divide up their silver.

18 The houses the wicked build are like a spider’s web,

like a hut that a guard builds.

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death,

And his widows shall make no lamentation.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as the moth,

And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread; 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.

14 If he has many children, swords will kill them, 

and his descendants won’t have enough food. 

15 Those who survive him will be buried by a plague, 

and their widows won’t cry ⸤for them⸥. 

16 Though he collects silver like dust 

and piles up clothing like dirt, 

17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, 

and the innocent will divide the silver 

⸤among themselves⸥. 

18 He builds his house like a moth, 

like a shack that a watchman makes. 

14 Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;

his descendants will never have enough food.

15 Those who survive him will be buried by the plague,

yet their widows will not weep for them.

16 Though he piles up silver like dust

and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

17 he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide up his silver.

18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon

or a booth set up by a watchman.

14 If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword,

and their offspring have not enough to eat.

15 Those who survive them the pestilence buries,

and their widows make no lamentation.

16 Though they heap up silver like dust

and pile up clothing like clay,

17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 They build their houses like nests,

like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.

14 If their children multiply, it is for the sword,

and his offspring do not have enough to eat.

15 Their survivors are buried through the plague,

and their widows do not weep.

16 If he heaps up silver like the dust

and fashions clothing like the clay,

17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 “He builds his house like the moth,

and like a booth that a watchman has made.

14 All of their children will be killed with swords.

They’ll never have enough to eat.

15 A plague will kill those who are left alive.

The widows of sinful men

won’t even sob over their own children.

16 Sinners might store up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay.

17 But people who do what is right will wear those clothes.

People who haven’t done anything wrong

will divide up that silver.

18 The house an evil person builds is like a moth’s cocoon.

It’s like a hut that’s made by someone on guard duty.

14 “Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;

And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

15 “His survivors will be buried because of the plague,

And their widows will not be able to weep.

16 “Though he piles up silver like dust

And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it

And the innocent will divide the silver.

18 “He has built his house like the spider’s web,

Or as a hut which the watchman has made.