Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
From what I have observed, those who work at doing evil and plant wickedness will harvest the same evil they have sown.
The speaker is saying that people who do evil things will eventually face the consequences of their own wrongdoing.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, this verse is spoken by Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, during a dialogue about Job's unexplained suffering in the ancient Near East. Eliphaz draws from common wisdom of the time, which emphasized that people's actions lead to corresponding outcomes, reflecting a cultural belief in divine retribution similar to agricultural principles like sowing and reaping. This fits into the larger biblical narrative where Job's friends attempt to explain his trials through traditional moral lessons.
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