Job 24:18
He {is} swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
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Let them melt away as waters {which} run continually: {when} he bendeth {his bow to shoot} his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle {that} hasteth to the prey. {swift...: or, ships of Ebeh: Heb. ships of desire}
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: {whose...: Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation}
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay {it} to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay {it} to heart.
Let their table become a snare before them: and {that which should have been} for {their} welfare, {let it become} a trap.
Cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the city, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the field.
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: {there is} no more strength. {strength: Heb. girdle}
The curse of the LORD {is} in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.