Job 20:2-5

Easy-to-Read Version

² “You upset me, so I must answer you.
    I must tell you what I am thinking.
³ You insulted me with your answers!
    But I am wise and know how to answer you.

^4-5 “You know that the joy of the wicked does not last long.
    That has been true a long time, ever since Adam was^[a] put on earth.
    Those who don’t know God are happy for only a short time.