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Job Affirms His Righteousness | ||||
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| 1 Then Job continued his discourse and said, | 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, | 1 Job continued his poems and said, | 1 Job again took up his parable, and said, | 1 And Job continued his parable and said, | 2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul, | 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; | 2 "I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter: | 2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter. | 2 As �God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul, | 3 For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils, | 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; | 3 'As long as there is one breath [left] in me and God's breath fills my nostrils, | 3 (For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils); | 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of +God is in my nostrils, | 4 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. | 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. | 4 my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.' | 4 surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit. | 4 My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit! | 5 "Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. | 5 It's unthinkable for me to admit that you are right. Until I breathe my last breath, I will never give up my claim of integrity. | 5 Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me. | 5 Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days. | 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. | 6 I cling to my righteousness and won't let go. My conscience won't accuse me as long as I live. | 6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. | 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth me not one of my days. | The State of the Godless |
| 7 "May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust. | 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. | 7 "Let my enemy be [treated] like wicked people. Let anyone who attacks me be [treated] like unrighteous people. | 7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. | 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. | 8 "For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life? | 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? | 8 After all, what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? | 8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? | 8 For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul? | 9 "Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him? | 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? | 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? | 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him? | 9 Will �God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him? | 10 "Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times? | 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? | 10 Can he be happy with the Almighty? Can he call on God at all times? | 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times? | 10 Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon +God? | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. | 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. | 11 "I will teach you about God's power. I will not hide what the Almighty has done. | 11 I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. | 11 I will teach you concerning the hand of �God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal. | 12 "Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly? | 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? | 12 Certainly, you have all seen it. Why then do you chatter on about such nonsense? | 12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? | 12 Behold, ye yourselves have all seen it; and why are ye thus altogether vain? | 13 "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty. | 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. | 13 This is what God has waiting for the wicked person, the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty: | 13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty. | 13 This is the portion of the wicked man with �God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: -- | 14 "Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread. | 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | 14 If he has many children, swords will kill them, and his descendants won't have enough food. | 14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. | 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread; | 15 "His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep. | 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. | 15 Those who survive him will be buried by a plague, and their widows won't cry [for them]. | 15 Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation. | 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay, | 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; | 16 Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt, | 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; | 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; | 17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver. | 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. | 17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, and the innocent will divide the silver [among themselves]. | 17 he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. | 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver. | 18 "He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made. | 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. | 18 He builds his house like a moth, like a shack that a watchman makes. | 18 He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes. | 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh. | 19 "He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer. | 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. | 19 He may go to bed rich, but he'll never be rich again. When he opens his eyes, nothing will be left. | 19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not. | 19 He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not. | 20 "Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. | 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. | 20 Terrors overtake him like a flood. A windstorm snatches him away at night. | 20 Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night. | 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 "The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place. | 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. | 21 The east wind carries him away, and he's gone. It sweeps him from his place. | 21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place. | 21 The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place. | 22 "For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power. | 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. | 22 It hurls itself at him without mercy. He flees from its power. | 22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand. | 22 And God shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. | 23 "Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place. | 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. | 23 It claps its hands over him. It whistles at him from his own place. | 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. | 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. |
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