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Job Chides His Accusers | ||||
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| 1 Then Job responded, | 1 And Job answered and said, | 1 Then Job replied [to his friends], | 1 Then Job answered, | 1 And Job answered and said, | 2 "Truly then you are the people, And with you wisdom will die! | 2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | 2 "You certainly are [wise] people, and when you die, wisdom will die. | 2 "No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. | 2 Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you! | 3 "But I have intelligence as well as you; I am not inferior to you. And who does not know such things as these? | 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? | 3 Like you, I have a mind. I am not inferior to you. But who doesn't know these things? | 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who doesn't know such things as these? | 3 I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these? | 4 "I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke. | 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. | 4 I am a laughingstock to my neighbors. I am one who calls on God and expects an answer. A man of integrity, a man who is righteous, has become a laughingstock. | 4 I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke. | 4 I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon +God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright man. | 5 "He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip. | 5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. | 5 "A person who has an easy life has no appreciation for misfortune. He thinks it is the fate of those who slip up. | 5 In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips. | 5 He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power. | 6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. | 6 [But] robbers' tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power. | 6 The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their God in their hands. | 6 The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke �God are secure; into whose hand +God bringeth. | 7 "But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. | 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: | 7 "Instead, ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds, and they will tell you. | 7 "But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; the birds of the sky, and they shall tell you. | 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee; | 8 "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you. | 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | 8 Or speak with the earth, and it will teach you. Even the fish will relate [the story] to you. | 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you. | 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. | 9 "Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this, | 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? | 9 What creature doesn't know that the LORD's hands made it? | 9 Who doesn't know that in all these, the hand of Yahweh has done this, | 9 Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this? | 10 In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? | 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. | 10 The life of every living creature and the spirit in every human body are in his hands. | 10 in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind? | 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? | 11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? | 11 Doesn't the ear distinguish sounds and the tongue taste food? | 11 Doesn't the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food? | 11 Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food? | 12 "Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding. | 12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. | 12 "Wisdom is with the ancient one. The one who has had many days has insight. | 12 With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding. | 12 With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding. | Job Speaks of the Power of God |
| 13 "With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding. | 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. | 13 God has wisdom and strength. Advice and insight are his. | 13 "With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding. | 13 With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding. | 14 "Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. | 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. | 14 When he tears [something] down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed. | 14 Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. | 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening. | 15 "Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. | 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | 15 When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth. | 15 Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. | 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "With Him are strength and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader belong to Him. | 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. | 16 "God has power and priceless wisdom. He owns [both] the deceiver and the person who is deceived. | 16 With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his. | 16 With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his. | 17 "He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. | 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. | 17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools out of judges. | 17 He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools. | 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools; | 18 "He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle. | 18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. | 18 He loosens kings' belts and strips them of their pants. | 18 He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt. | 18 He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter; | 19 "He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones. | 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. | 19 He leads priests away barefoot and misleads those who serve in a temple. | 19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. | 19 He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty; | 20 "He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders. | 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. | 20 He makes trusted advisers unable to speak and takes away the good judgment of respected leaders. | 20 He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders. | 20 He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 "He pours contempt on nobles And loosens the belt of the strong. | 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. | 21 He pours contempt on influential people and unbuckles the belt of the mighty. | 21 He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong. | 21 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty; | 22 "He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light. | 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. | 22 He uncovers mysteries [hidden] in the darkness and brings gloom into the light. | 22 He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death. | 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death; | 23 "He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. | 23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. | 23 He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away. | 23 He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. | 23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in; | 24 "He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste. | 24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | 24 He takes away the common sense of a country's leaders and makes them stumble about in a pathless wilderness. | 24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. | 24 He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste. | 25 "They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. | 25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. | 25 They grope in the dark with no light, and he makes them stumble like drunks. | 25 They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man. | 25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard. |
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