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Job 21
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Job 21

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

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1 Job answered, and said,

1 But Job answered and said,

1 Then Job ()answered,

1 Then Job answered:

1 In response, Job said:

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2 "O hear my words, and amend yourselves.

2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

2 “Listen carefully to my speech,And let this be your way of consolation.

2 Pay close attention to my words;let this be the consolation you offer.

2 "Listen carefully to my words; let this encourage all of you.

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3 Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.

3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

3 “Bear with me that I may speak;Then after I have spoken, you may ()mock.

3 Bear with me while I speak;then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking.

3 Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.

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4 Is it with a man, that I make this disputation? Which if it were so, should not my spirit be then in sore trouble?

4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

4 “As for me, is ()my complaint ()to man?And ()why should ()I not be impatient?

4 As for me, is my complaint() against a man?Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?

4 After all, isn't my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn't I be impatient?

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5 Mark me well, and be abashed, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

5 “Look at me, and be astonished,And ()put your hand over your mouth.

5 Look at me and shudder;()put your hand over your mouth.()

5 Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!

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6 For when I ponder and consider this, I am afraid, and my flesh is smitten with fear.

6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

6 “Even when I remember, I am disturbed,And ()horror takes hold of my flesh.

6 When I think about it, I am terrifiedand my body trembles() in horror.

6 When I think about this, I'm petrified with terror and my body shudders uncontrollably."

Wicked People Do Not Suffer For Their Sins

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7 "Wherefore do wicked men live in health and prosperity, come to their old age, and increase in riches?

7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

7 “Why ()do the wicked still live,Continue on, also become very ()powerful?

7 Why do the wicked continue to live,growing old and becoming powerful?

7 "Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too?

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8 Their children's children live in their sight, and their generation before their eyes.

8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

8 “Their ()()descendants are established with them in their sight,And their offspring before their eyes,

8 Their children are established while they are still alive,()and their descendants, before their eyes.

8 Their children grow up while they're alive, and they live to see their grandchildren.

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9 Their houses are safe from all fear, for the rod of God doth not smite them.

9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

9 Their houses ()are safe from fear,And the rod of God is not on them.

9 Their homes are secure and free of fear;()no rod from God strikes them.()

9 Their houses are safe from fear, and God's chastisement never visits them.

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10 Their bullock gendereth, and that not out of time: their cow calveth, and is not unfruitful.

10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

10 “His ox mates ()without fail;His cow calves and does not abort.

10 Their bulls breed without fail;their cows calve and do not miscarry.

10 Their bull breeds without fail, and their cows calve without miscarriages.

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11 They send forth their children by flocks, and their sons lead the dance.

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

11 “They send forth their little ones like the flock,And their children skip about.

11 They let their little ones run around like lambs;their children skip about,

11 They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

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12 They bear with them tabrets and harps, and have instruments of music at their pleasure.

12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

12 “They ()sing to the timbrel and harpAnd rejoice at the sound of the flute.

12 singing to the tambourine and lyreand rejoicing at the sound of the flute.()

12 singing with tambourines and lyres as they rejoice to the sound of flutes.

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13 They spend their days in wealthiness: but suddenly, they go down to hell.

13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

13 “They ()spend their days in prosperity,And ()suddenly they go down to ()Sheol.

13 They spend() their days in prosperity()and go down to Sheol in peace.

13 They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife.

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14 They say unto God, 'Go from us: we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!

14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

14 “They say to God, ‘()Depart from us!We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

14 Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!We don’t want to know Your ways.()

14 "They say to God, "Turn away from us! We have no desire to know your ways.

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15 What manner of fellow is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, to submit ourselves unto him?'

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

15 ‘()Who is ()the Almighty, that we should serve Him,And ()what would we gain if we entreat Him?’

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”()

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Where's the profit in talking to him?'

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16 Lo, there is utterly no goodness in them, therefore will not I have to do with the counsel of the ungodly.

16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;The ()counsel of the wicked is far from me.

16 But their prosperity is not of their own doing.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!()

16 Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me."

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17 "How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? How oft cometh their destruction upon them? Oh what sorrow shall God give them for their part in his wrath!

17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

17 “How often is ()the lamp of the wicked put out,Or does their ()calamity fall on them?Does ()God apportion destruction in His anger?

17 How often is the lamp() of the wicked put out?Does disaster() come on them?Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

17 "How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction?

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18 Yea, they shall be even as chaff before the wind, and as dust that the storm carrieth away.

18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

18 “Are they as ()straw before the wind,And like ()chaff which the storm carries away?

18 Are they like straw before the wind,like chaff() a storm sweeps away?

18 May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

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19 And though God save their children from such sorrow, yet will he so reward themselves, that they shall know it.

19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

19 “You say, ‘()God stores away ()a man’s iniquity for his sons.’Let ()God repay him so that he may know it.

19 God reserves a person’s punishment for his children.()Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.

19 God stores up their iniquity to repay their children; making them repay so that they may be aware.

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20 Their own destruction and misery shall they see with their eyes, and drink of the fearful wrath of the Almighty.

20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

20 “Let his ()own eyes see his decay,And let him ()drink of the wrath of ()the Almighty.

20 Let his own eyes see his demise;let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!()

20 Their own eyes will see their destruction; and they'll drink the wrath of the Almighty.

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21 For what careth he, what become of his household after his death, when the number of his months is cut short?

21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

21 “For what does he care for his household ()after him,When the number of his months is cut off?

21 For what does he care about his family once he is dead,()when the number of his months has run out?()

21 What will they care for their household after them, when the number of his months comes to an end?"

No One Understands How God Deals With Humans

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22 Inasmuch then as God hath the highest power of all, who can teach him any knowledge?

22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

22 “Can anyone ()teach God knowledge,In that He ()judges those on high?

22 Can anyone teach God knowledge,()since He judges the exalted ones?()

22 "Can God learn anything? After all, he will judge even the exalted ones.

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23 One dieth now when he is mighty and at his best, rich and in prosperity;

23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

23 “One ()dies in his full strength,Being wholly at ease and ()satisfied;

23 One person dies in excellent health,()completely secure() and at ease.

23 Such persons will die in their full vigor, completely prosperous and secure.

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24 even when his bowels are at the fattest, and his bones full of marrow.

24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

24 His ()sides are filled out with fat,And the ()marrow of his bones is moist,

24 His body is() well fed,()and his bones are full of marrow.()

24 His buckets are filled with milk, his bone marrow is healthy.

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25 Another dieth in sorrow and heaviness, and never had good days.

25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

25 While another dies with a bitter soul,Never even ()tasting anything good.

25 Yet another person dies with a bitter() soul,having never tasted prosperity.

25 Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life.

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26 Now sleep they both alike in the earth, and the worms cover them.

26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

26 “Together they ()lie down in the dust,And ()worms cover them.

26 But they both lie in the dust,and worms cover them.()

26 They both lie down in the dust; and worms cover them."

My Friends Have Betrayed Me

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27 "But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

27 “Behold, I know your thoughts,And the plans by which you would wrong me.

27 I know your thoughts very well,the schemes you would wrong me with.

27 "Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me.

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28 For ye say, 'Where is the prince's palace? Where is the dwelling of the ungodly?

28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

28 “For you say, ‘Where is the house of ()the nobleman,And where is the ()tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’

28 For you say, “Where now is the nobleman’s house?”and “Where are the tents() the wicked lived in?”

28 You ask, "Where is the noble person's house?' and "Where are the tents where the wicked live?'

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29 Ask any man that goeth by the way, and - if ye will not regard their tokens and deeds - he shall tell you,

29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

29 “Have you not asked wayfaring men,And do you not recognize their ()witness?

29 Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?Don’t you accept their reports?()

29 Haven't you asked travelers on the highway? Don't you accept their word

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30 that the wicked is kept unto the day of destruction, and that the ungodly shall be brought forth in the day of wrath.

30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

30 “For the ()wicked is reserved for the day of calamity;They will be led forth at ()the day of fury.

30 Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of disaster,rescued from the day of wrath.

30 that the wicked person is spared from times of calamity, that he is rescued on the day of wrath?

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31 Who dare reprove him for his ways to his face? Who rewardeth him for the ungraciousness that he doth?

31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

31 “Who will ()confront him with his actions,And who will repay him for what he has done?

31 Who would denounce his behavior to his face?Who would repay() him for what he has done?

31 Who will expose his conduct to his face? Who will repay him for what he has done

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32 Yet shall he be brought to his grave, and dwell among the heap of the dead.

32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

32 “While he is carried to the grave,Men will keep watch over his tomb.

32 He is carried to the grave,and someone keeps watch over his tomb.

32 when he is carried away to the cemetery and guardians are placed to watch his tomb?

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33 Then shall he be fain to be buried among the stones by the brookside. All men must follow him, and there are innumerable gone before him.

33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

33 “The ()clods of the valley will ()gently cover him;Moreover, ()all men will ()follow after him,While countless ones go before him.

33 The dirt on his grave is() sweet to him.Everyone follows behind him,and those who go before him are without number.

33 The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him.

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34 How vain, then, is the comfort that ye give me? Are not your answers clean contrary to right and truth?"

34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

34 “How then will you vainly ()comfort me,For your answers remain full of ()falsehood?”

34 So how can you offer me such futile comfort?Your answers are deceptive.

34 How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery."

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