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He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
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The Instability of Wealth
Commentators agree that Eliphaz is describing the financial downfall of a wicked person. Their wealth will not last ('his substance continue'), nor will it expand or take root in the land. Scholars note the original Hebrew for the final phrase is difficult, but the consistent meaning is that any prosperity gained through wickedness is ultimately temporary and insecure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall not be rich - That is, he shall not continue to be rich, or he shall not become rich again. He shall be permanently poor.
19th Century
Anglican
He shall not be rich. —Now comes the destiny which awaits him in the judgment of the speaker. Neither shall he prolon…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall not be rich Though his heart is set upon it, he is determined at any rate to be rich; he labours for it wit…
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Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable, from which he would infer that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore that Jo…
13th Century
Catholic
After Eliphaz shows the anxieties and fear the wicked man suffers even in a state of prosperity, he now speaks about the bitter things that consume…
