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18 “Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,
    even though his plans and theirs were diametrically opposed.
19 The upright rejoice at witnessing such a spectacle,
    and the innocent deride them:
20 ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed,
    and what remained of their wealth has been consumed by fire.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:20 Fire: moving beyond the allusion to the flood, the speaker expands his horizon to include a description of the destiny in store for all sinners.