27 because he has covered his face with his fat

and gathered fat upon his waist

28 and has lived in desolate cities,

in houses that none should inhabit,

which were ready to become heaps of ruins;

29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,

nor will his possessions spread over the earth;

27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness,

And maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities,

And in houses which no man inhabiteth,

Which are ready to become heaps.

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,

Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;

their waists bulge with fat.

28 But their cities will be ruined.

They will live in abandoned houses

that are ready to tumble down.

29 Their riches will not last,

and their wealth will not endure.

Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

27 “Though he has covered his face with his fatness,

And made his waist heavy with fat,

28 He dwells in desolate cities,

In houses which no one inhabits,

Which are destined to become ruins.

29 He will not be rich,

Nor will his wealth continue,

Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.

27 “Although the faces of the wicked are thick with fat,

and their bellies are fat with flesh,

28 they will live in towns that are ruined,

in houses where no one lives,

which are crumbling into ruins.

29 The wicked will no longer get rich,

and the riches they have will not last;

the things they own will no longer spread over the land.

27 Because he hath covered his face with his fatness,

And gathered fat upon his loins;

28 And he hath dwelt in desolate cities,

In houses which no man inhabited,

Which were ready to become heaps;

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,

Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

27 For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks. 28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps. 29 He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

27 “His face is bloated with fat, 

and he is fat around the waist. 

28 He lives in ruined cities 

where no one dwells, 

in houses that are doomed to be piles of rubble. 

29 He won’t get rich, 

and his wealth won’t last. 

His possessions won’t spread out over the land. 

27 Though his face is covered with fat

and his waistline bulges with it,

28 he will dwell in ruined cities,

in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.

His possessions will not increase in the land.

27 because they have covered their faces with their fat,

and gathered fat upon their loins,

28 they will live in desolate cities,

in houses that no one should inhabit,

houses destined to become heaps of ruins;

29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,

nor will they strike root in the earth;

27 “Because he has covered his face with his fat

and has gathered fat upon his loins,

28 he will dwell in desolate cities,

in houses that they should not inhabit,

which are destined for rubble.

29 He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure,

and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.

27 “Their faces are very fat.

Their stomachs hang out.

28 They’ll live in towns that have been destroyed.

They’ll live in houses where no one else lives.

The houses will crumble to pieces.

29 They won’t be rich anymore. Their wealth won’t last.

Their property will no longer spread out over the land.

27 “For he has covered his face with his fat

And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

28 “He has lived in desolate cities,

In houses no one would inhabit,

Which are destined to become ruins.

29 “He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;

And his grain will not bend down to the ground.