KJV ORIGINAL
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He may gather wealth and prepare fine clothes, but good people will end up wearing those clothes, and innocent people will divide up his silver.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that wicked people may accumulate wealth and possessions, but ultimately righteous and innocent people will inherit what the wicked have gathered.
📚 Historical Context
Job is continuing his speech about the fate of wicked people, arguing against his friends who claimed his suffering proved his guilt. In ancient times, clothing and silver were major forms of wealth and status symbols. Job is asserting that despite temporary success, the wicked will not keep their gains permanently.
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