20Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.


In Context

17 He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.

18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.

19 For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.

20 Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

21 Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

Job 20:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:20"Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20|Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save anything of that in which he delights.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.