Job 20:4
King James Version
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Job 20:4 in context
Job 20:2
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
Job 20:3
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Job 20:6
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;