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11 They send out their ·children [infants] like a flock [C they will have many children, a sign of blessing];
    their ·little ones [children] dance about.
12 They sing to the music of tambourines and ·harps [lyres],
    and the sound of the flute makes them ·happy [rejoice].
13 Evil people ·enjoy successful lives [L live out their days in prosperity]
    and then go ·peacefully [in tranquility] to ·the grave [L Sheol].

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11 They send forth their children as a flock;(A)
    their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(B)
    they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(C)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(D)
    and go down to the grave(E) in peace.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant