Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
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- Psalm 37:35–36 I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- Job 18:5–6 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.
- Job 5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.