KJV ORIGINAL
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And another person dies with a bitter heart, never having enjoyed the good things in life.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse acknowledges that some people die having experienced little joy or satisfaction in their lives.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friends who claimed that the wicked always suffer and the righteous always prosper. He's pointing out that life isn't that simple - some people live and die in misery regardless of their moral character. This was part of Job's argument against the oversimplified theology his friends were promoting.
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