18 “They are [a](A)insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is (B)cursed on the earth.
They do not turn [b]toward the (C)vineyards.
19 “Drought and heat [c](D)consume the snow waters,
So does [d](E)Sheol those who have sinned.
20 “A [e](F)mother will forget him;
The (G)worm feeds sweetly till he is (H)no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken (I)like a tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:18 Or light or swift
  2. Job 24:18 Lit to the path of
  3. Job 24:19 Lit seize
  4. Job 24:19 I.e. nether world
  5. Job 24:20 Lit womb