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Job 21:17

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
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English Standard Version

"How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes upon them? That God distributes pains in his anger?

New International Version

"Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?

Catholic Public Domain Version

How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished, and a deluge overtake them, and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath