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18 If he is uprooted from his place,
    then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
19 See, this is the joy of his way,
    and out of the ground others will grow.

20 “Surely, God will not cast away a perfect man,
    nor will He strengthen the evildoers,

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18 But when it is torn from its spot,
    that place disowns(A) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(B)
19 Surely its life withers(C) away,
    and[a] from the soil other plants grow.(D)

20 “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(E)
    or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:19 Or Surely all the joy it has / is that