17 what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent. 18 The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. 19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
Job 27:17–19
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Job 15:28–30
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Job 20:25–27
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Job 18:5–7
5 Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. 6 The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. 7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
Jeremiah 17:10–12
10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. 11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and… 12 …
Job 20:17–19
17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. 18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. 19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
Job 20:9–11
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him. 10 His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. 11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
Sirach 40:12–14
12 All bribery and injustice will be blotted out. Good faith will stand forever. (WEB) 13 The goods of the unjust will be dried up like a river, and like a great thunder in rain will go off in noise. (WEB) 14 In opening his hands, a man will be made glad; so lawbreakers will utterl… (WEB)
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