If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring do not have enough bread, describing the fate of the wicked's progeny as death in war and poverty, suggesting that the blessing of many children becomes curse for the wicked. The multiplication of children that results in death by sword inverts the traditional promise that the righteous's children constitute blessing, suggesting that for the wicked, offspring become occasion for loss. The lack of sufficient bread suggests both material deprivation and the curse of hunger, fundamental deprivation that prevents flourishing. Job's depiction establishes that the wicked's corruption extends to and ruins the family line.

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