3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
3 Doesn’t disaster come to the unjustand misfortune to evildoers?
3 if not calamity that is due the unjust, and misfortune that is due those who practice iniquity?
7 If my steps have been turned out of the way, or if my heart went after my eyes, or if the property of another is in my hands;
7 “If my step has (J)turned from the way,Or my heart (b)followed my eyes,Or if any (K)spot has stuck to my hands,
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
7 If my step has turned from the way,my heart has followed my eyes,or impurity has stained my hands,(G)
7 If I have stepped away from the way, or if my heart covets whatever my eyes see, or if some other blemish clings to my hands,
9 If my heart went after another man's wife, or if I was waiting secretly at my neighbour's door;
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
9 If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wifeor I have lurked at his door,
9 "If my heart has been seduced by a woman and I've laid in wait at my friend's door,
13 If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;
13 “If I have (V)despised the claim of my male or female slavesWhen they filed a complaint against me,
13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
13 If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servantswhen they made a complaint against me,
13 "If I've refused to help my male and female servants when they complain against me,
14 What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
14 What then could I do when God arises?And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
14 what could I do when God stands up to judge?How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?
14 what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?
15 Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?
15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
15 Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?Did not the same God form us both in the womb?(K)
15 The one who made me in the womb made them, too, didn't he? Didn't the same one prepare each of us in the womb?"
17 If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
17 if I have eaten my few crumbs alonewithout letting the fatherless eat any of it—
17 if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans,
18 (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
18 for from my youth, I raised him as his father,and since the day I was born(d) I guided the widow—
18 (even a poor man had grown up with me as if I were his father, and even though I had guided the widow from the time I was born),
21 If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
21 If I have lifted up my hand against (AD)the orphan,Because I saw (j)I had support (AE)in the gate,
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
21 if I ever cast my vote(f) against a fatherless childwhen I saw that I had support in the city gate,(N)
21 if I've raised my hand against an orphan when I thought I would against him in court,
22 May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.
22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,and my arm be pulled from its socket.
22 then let my arm fall from its socket; and may my arm be torn off at the shoulder.
25 If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth is greator because my own hand has acquired so much,
25 if I've found joy in great wealth that I own, if I've earned a lot with my own hands,
28 That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.
28 That too would have been (AL)an iniquity calling for (p)judgment,For I would have (AM)denied God above.
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
28 this would also be a crime deserving punishment,for I would have denied God above.
28 this is also a sin that deserves to be judged, since I would have tried to deceive God above."
29 If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
29 Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,or become excited when trouble came his way?
29 "Have I rejoiced in the destruction of those who hate me, or have I been happy that evil caught up with him?
30 (For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sinby asking for his life with a curse.
30 No, I haven't allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.
31 If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
31 “Have the men of my tent not said,‘Who can (t)find one who has not been (AQ)satisfied with his meat’?
31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
31 Haven’t the members of my household said,“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
31 People in my household have said, "We cannot find anyone who has not been satisfied with his meat,' haven't they?
32 The traveller did not take his night's rest in the street, and my doors were open to anyone on a journey;
32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
32 No stranger had to spend the night on the street,for I opened my door to the traveler.
32 No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."
34 For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;
34 Because I (AS)feared the great multitude,And the contempt of families terrified me,And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
34 because I greatly feared the crowds,and the contempt of the clans terrified me,so I grew silent and would not go outside?
34 Have I feared large crowds? Has my family's contempt ever terrified me so that I remained silent and wouldn't go outside?"
35 If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!
35 “Oh that I had one to hear me!Behold, here is my (w)signature;(AT)Let the Almighty answer me!And the indictment which my (AU)adversary has written,
35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
35 If only I had someone to hear my case!(T)Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.Let my Opponent compose His indictment.
35 "Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,
37 I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
37 I would give Him an account of all my steps;I would approach Him like a prince.
37 I'll give an account for every step I've taken; I'll approach him confidently like a Commander-in-Chief."
38 If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
38 If my land cries out against meand its furrows join in weeping,
38 "If my land were to cry out against me or if all its furrows wept as one,
39 If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;
39 If I have (AY)eaten its (x)fruit without money,Or have (AZ)caused (y)its owners to lose their lives,
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
39 If I've consumed its produce without paying for it and snuffed out the life of its owners;
40 Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.
40 Let (BA)briars (z)grow instead of wheat,And stinkweed instead of barley.”The words of Job are ended.
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
40 then let thorns(V) grow instead of wheatand stinkweed(W) instead of barley.The words of Job are concluded.
40 may thorns spring up instead of wheat, and obnoxious weeds instead of barley." With this, Job's discourse with his friends is completed.
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