So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

For what {is} the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

The good {man} is perished out of the earth: and {there is} none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. {good: or, godly, or, merciful}

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. {shall come...: Heb. shall not be}

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

{Is} not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

Behold, here I {am}: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received {any} bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. {bribe: Heb. ransom} {to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him}

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint {him} his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. {cut...: or, cut him off}

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Forasmuch therefore as your treading {is} upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. {pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire}

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.

If iniquity {be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.

So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

Not for {any} injustice in mine hands: also my prayer {is} pure.

For what {is} the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and {yet} had condemned Job.

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one {is} an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand {is} stretched out still. {folly: or, villany}