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


In Context

17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

19 For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

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

21 Nothing is left for him to devour; his prosperity will not endure.

22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.