Job 21:16 — Meaning and Application

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

What {is} the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and {how oft} cometh their destruction upon them! {God} distributeth sorrows in his anger. {candle: or, lamp}

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. {carrieth: Heb. stealeth}