23 He gives them security, and they rely on it;
Yet (A)His eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted for a little while,
Then they are gone.
They are brought low;
They are [a]taken out of the way like all others;
They dry out like the heads of grain.

25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
And make my speech worth nothing?”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:24 Lit. gathered up

23 He may let them rest in a feeling of security,(A)
    but his eyes(B) are on their ways.(C)
24 For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone;(D)
    they are brought low and gathered up like all others;(E)
    they are cut off like heads of grain.(F)

25 “If this is not so, who can prove me false
    and reduce my words to nothing?”(G)

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