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Job 20:20
Job 20:20 is verse 20 of Job chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
King James Version
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
World English Bible
“Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.
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Job 20:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
20 Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
21 Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Ecclesiastes 5:14or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”