Job 21:23 Meaning and Explanation
“One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.”
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What Does Job 21:23 Mean?
Job turns to the plain unevenness of human death. One person dies in the fullness of strength, having lived wholly at ease and in peace, never knowing hardship. Their life ends as comfortably as it was lived.
Job is gathering evidence that earthly fortune is no reliable index of righteousness. The ease of one death and the bitterness of another (in the verses that follow) do not line up neatly with moral worth. This honesty drives the heart past appearances toward the God who alone judges truly. What looks like reward or ruin in this life is not the final word; that word belongs to the Lord of life and death.
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What does Job 21:23 mean?
Job observes that one person dies in full vigor, completely at ease and untroubled.