Job 20:29
This {is} the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. {appointed...: Heb. of his decree from God}
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This {is} the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, {which} they shall receive of the Almighty.
For what portion of God {is there} from above? and {what} inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Surely such {are} the dwellings of the wicked, and this {is} the place {of him that} knoweth not God.
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}
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
This {is} thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart {upon them}.
For what portion of God {is there} from above? and {what} inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for {him}, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. {cut...: or, cut him off}
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}
And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, {and deliver} such {as are} for death to death; and such {as are} for captivity to captivity; and such {as are} for the sword to the sword.
This {is} the interpretation, O king, and this {is} the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices {which} ye wrongfully imagine against me.
And behold at eveningtide trouble; {and} before the morning he {is} not. This {is} the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.