1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 So now my thoughts provide an answer for me,because of the feelings within me.
3 A rebuke that puts me to shame I hear,and from my understanding a spirit gives me a reply.
4 Do you not know this: from of old,since human beings were placed upon the earth,
5 The triumph of the wicked is shortand the joy of the impious but for a moment?