Job 20:5

NET ©

that the elation of the wicked is brief, 1  the joy of the godless 2  lasts but a moment. 3 

NIV ©

that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

NASB ©

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?

NLT ©

the triumph of the wicked has been short–lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

MSG ©

The good times of the wicked are short-lived; godless joy is only momentary.

BBE ©

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

NRSV ©

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?

NKJV ©

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?

KJV
That the triumphing
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of the wicked
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[is] short
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and the joy
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of the hypocrite
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[but] for a moment
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{short: Heb. from near}
HEBREW
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yde
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Pnx
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txmvw
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bwrqm
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Myesr
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tnnr
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yk (20:5)
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LXXM
eufrosunh
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N-NSF
gar
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PRT
asebwn
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A-GPM
ptwma
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N-NSN
exaision
 
A-NSN
carmonh
 
N-NSF
de
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PRT
paranomwn
 
A-GPM
apwleia
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N-NSF
NET © [draft] ITL
that
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the elation
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of the wicked
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is brief
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, the joy
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of the godless
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lasts
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but a moment
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.
NET © Notes

1 tn The expression in the text is “quite near.” This indicates that it is easily attained, and that its end is near.

2 tn For the discussion of חָנֵף (khanef, “godless”) see Job 8:13.

3 tn The phrase is “until a moment,” meaning it is short-lived. But see J. Barr, “Hebrew ’ad, especially at Job 1:18 and Neh 7:3,” JSS 27 (1982): 177-88.