1. Then Zophar from Naamah answered:
2. “You upset me, so I must answer you. I must tell you what I am thinking.
3. You insulted me with your answers! But I am wise and know how to answer you.
4-5. “You know that the joy of the wicked does not last long. That has been true a long time, ever since Adam was put on earth. Those who don’t know God are happy for only a short time.
6. Maybe an evil man’s pride will reach up to the sky, and his head will touch the clouds.