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That the triumphing of the wicked is βshort, and the joy of the hypocrite but for aa moment?

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Matt. 7:21• ²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 7:21)

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the triumphing.

Job 5:3• ³I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. (Job 5:3)

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Job 15:29‑34• ²⁹He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
³⁰He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
³¹Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
³²It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
³³He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
³⁴For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. (Job 15:29‑34)

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Job 18:5‑6• ⁵Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
⁶The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. (Job 18:5‑6)

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Job 27:13‑23• ¹³This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
¹⁴If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
¹⁵Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
¹⁶Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
¹⁷He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
¹⁸He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
¹⁹The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
²⁰Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
²¹The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
²²For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
²³Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. (Job 27:13‑23)

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Ex. 15:9‑10• ⁹The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
¹⁰Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Ex. 15:9‑10)

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Judg. 16:21‑30• ²¹But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
²²Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
²³Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
²⁴And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
²⁵And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
²⁶And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
²⁷Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
²⁸And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
²⁹And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
³⁰And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. (Judg. 16:21‑30)

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Esther 5:11‑12• ¹¹And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
¹²Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. (Esther 5:11‑12)

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Esther 7:10• ¹⁰So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. (Esther 7:10)

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Psa. 37:35‑36• ³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
³⁶Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (Psa. 37:35‑36)

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Psa. 73:18‑20• ¹⁸Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
²⁰As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. (Psa. 73:18‑20)

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Acts 12:22‑23• ²²And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
²³And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. (Acts 12:22‑23)

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Heb. from near.

the joy.

Job 8:19• ¹⁹Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. (Job 8:19)

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Job 27:8• ⁸For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? (Job 27:8)

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Matt. 7:21• ²¹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 7:21)

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Matt. 13:20‑21• ²⁰But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
²¹Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. (Matt. 13:20‑21)

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Gal. 6:4• ⁴But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. (Gal. 6:4)

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James 4:16• ¹⁶But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. (James 4:16)

• There is both truth and error in this statement. Cain was not cut off immediately after the murder of his brother. On the contrary, his life was spared by God, and he settled down in the world with a city and a numerous progeny....On the other hand, sin naturally tends to shorten life. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

• God varies His dealings with men, that in every possible way they may be left without excuse: swift judg-ment, prolonged patience, chastening and prosperity have all been tried, if men may by any means be led to repentance. The apostle sums it up thus: “Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judg-ment; and some men they follow after” (1 Tim. 5:24). (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

W. Kelly Translation

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From near [is] the triumphing of the wicked,{HR}And the joy of the ungodly for a moment.