Chapter 24 – FAMILIA MUNDIAL
1 [1] Why does not God favor his friends by the speedy punishment of his enemies? (The text and order of verses in this chapter are not certain; note the omission of Job 24:9 which duplicates words of ⇒ Job 24:2-4.)
2 [17] The asterisks which follow this verse mark off a passage (⇒ Job 24:18-24) which cannot be ascribed to Job with certainty. ⇒ Job 24:17-24 are in general poorly preserved; and much of ⇒ Job 24:18-21 has not been translated because these verses are obscure. St. Jerome renders them as follows: (18) «He is light upon the face of the water, cursed be his portion on the earth; let him not walk by the way of vineyards. (19) Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell. (20) Let mercy forget him; may worms be his sweetness; let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree. (21) For he has fed the barren that bears not, and to the widow he has done no good.»