11 “They send forth their little ones like the flock,
And their children skip about.
12 “They [a]sing to the timbrel and harp
And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
13 “They (A)spend their days in prosperity,
And [b]suddenly they go down to [c]Sheol.

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  1. Job 21:12 Lit lifted up the voice
  2. Job 21:13 So with most versions; M.T. are shattered by Sheol
  3. Job 21:13 I.e. the nether world

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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  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant