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18 “He himself[a] is swift on the water’s surface;
their portion is cursed in the land.
No one turns toward the path of their vineyards.[b]
19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters,
like Sheol snatches away those[c] who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets him.
The maggot feasts on him until he is no longer remembered,
and wickedness is broken like a[d] tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:18 Emphatic personal pronoun
  2. Job 24:18 Literally “He does not turn toward the path of the vineyard”
  3. Job 24:19 Or “they/them”
  4. Job 24:20 Or “the”