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Job 20:5

that the praise of the impious shall be short, and the joy of the hypocrite lasts only a moment
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King James Version

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

English Standard Version

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

New International Version

that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.