Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
His sons do the poor oppress, 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.
Bible in Basic English
His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his 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.
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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 hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him. 10 His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth. 11 His bones have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down.
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Cross References
Job 20:18
He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.
Exodus 9:2
for, if thou art refusing to send away, and art still keeping hold upon them,
Exodus 12:36
and Jehovah hath given the grace of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they cause them to ask, and they spoil the Egyptians.
Exodus 22:1
'When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
Exodus 22:3
if the sun hath risen upon him, blood is for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;
2 Samuel 12:6
and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'
Job 5:4
Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
Job 27:16-17
If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
Psalm 109:10
And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
Proverbs 6:31
And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.
Proverbs 28:3
A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
Luke 19:8
And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'