When the Days of Life Are Measured, Where Are You?
- より子 逆瀬川
- May 3
- 1 min read
Job Chapter 20
Zophar speaks again.
“The joy of the wicked is short.”
“Their delight lasts only a moment.”
The prosperity of the wicked
does not endure.
Time is emphasized.
Even if one prospers now,
it soon comes to an end.
The number of one’s days
is spoken of.
People judge
by what they see now.
Doing well.
Suffering.
From there,
they try to draw conclusions.
And those conclusions
are laid upon Job.
When a person is measured by time,
it leans not toward God’s perspective,
but toward human concepts.
If things go well now,
it is seen as right.
If things go poorly,
it is seen as judgment.
Within that framework,
Job’s reality cannot be seen.
When momentary joy is spoken of,
where are you?
Do you measure yourself
within the framework of life,
and judge others by it?
Zophar speaks
of human days—
brief, like a mist.
He uses the days
God has given
to judge Job.
God remains silent.
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