Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.
New American Standard Bible
And his hands
King James Version
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Holman Bible
for his own hands must give back his wealth.
International Standard Version
His sons will make amends to the poor; their hands will return his wealth.
A Conservative Version
His sons shall seek the favor of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.
American Standard Version
His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.
Amplified
“His sons favor the poor [and pay his obligations],
And his hands give back his [ill-gotten] wealth.
Darby Translation
His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.
Julia Smith Translation
The weak shall break his sons, and his hands shall turn back his wealth.
King James 2000
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His children will seek favors from [the] poor, and his hands will return his wealth.
Modern King James verseion
His sons shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"His children shall be fain to agree with the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
NET Bible
His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.
New Heart English Bible
His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.
The Emphasized Bible
His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
Webster
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
World English Bible
His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.
Youngs Literal Translation
His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
9 The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him. 10 His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth. 11 His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.
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Cross References
Job 20:18
He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
Exodus 9:2
For if you will not let them go, but still keep them in your power,
Exodus 12:36
And the Lord had given the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians so that they gave them whatever was requested. So they took away all their goods from the Egyptians.
Exodus 22:1
If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.
Exodus 22:3
But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
2 Samuel 12:6
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
Job 5:4
Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
Job 27:16-17
Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
Psalm 109:10
Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
Proverbs 6:31
But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
Proverbs 28:3
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.