Commentary for Job 20:5
כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Rashi on Job
that the triumph of the wicked throughout all its duration, has come but recently, and will not last for any length of time.
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Malbim on Job
Zophar opens his argument by asserting that the well-being of the wicked is a recent phenomenon, one that was unknown in the past and that it will soon pass.
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Rashi on Job
and the joy of the flatterers is but a moment in a short time, it will end.
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