19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.


In Context

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

17 what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.

18 The house he builds is like a moth's cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.

21 The east wind carries him off, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

Job 27:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:19The rich man when he shall sleep shall take away nothing with him: he shall open his eyes and find nothing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he opens his eyes, and he is not.