But
Job answered and said,
Then
Job answered and said,
Translation comparison
Job 21
34 aligned verses; 28 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Hear diligently my speech ,
and let this be your consolations.
Hear diligently my speech ;
And let this be your consolations.
Suffer me that
I may
speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Suffer me ,
and
I also
will
speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if
it
were
so,
why should not my
spirit
be troubled
?
As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I
not be impatient
?
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.
Even when I remember I am afraid
, and trembling
taketh hold on my flesh.
Even when I remember I am troubled
, And horror
taketh hold on my flesh.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are
mighty in power?
Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax
mighty in power?
Their seed is established in their sight with
them
, and their offspring before their eyes.
Their seed is established with
them
in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
They take
the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ
.
They sing
to
the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe
.
They spend their days in wealth
, and in a moment go down to the
grave
.
They spend their days in prosperity
, And in a moment they
go down to Sheol
.
Therefore
they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
And
they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Lo, their good
is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Lo, their prosperity
is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
How oft is the candle
of the wicked put out !
and
how
oft
cometh
their destruction
upon them !
God distributeth sorrows in his anger .
How oft is it
that
the lamp
of the wicked is
put out ?
That
their calamity
cometh
upon them ?
That
`
God '
distributeth sorrows in his anger ?
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away .
That
they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away ?
God layeth up his iniquity for his children :
he
rewardeth
him, and
he shall
know it .
`Ye
say',
God layeth up his iniquity for his children .
Let
him recompense
it
unto
himself
, that
he may
know it :
His eyes shall
see his destruction, and he
shall
drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Let
his own
eyes see his destruction, And let
him
drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
For what pleasure
hath
he in
his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in
the
midst
?
For what careth
he for
his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?
Shall any teach God knowledge ?
seeing he judgeth those that are high .
Shall any teach God knowledge ,
Seeing he judgeth those that are high ?
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet .
One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet :
His breasts
are full of milk, and his bones are
moistened with
marrow
.
His pails
are full of milk, And the
marrow
of
his bones is
moistened.
And another dieth in the
bitterness of his
soul, and never eateth
with
pleasure
.
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth
of
good
.
They shall
lie down alike in the dust, and the worms
shall
cover
them.
They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm
covereth
them.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which
ye wrongfully
imagine
against
me.
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith
ye would
wrong
me.
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are
the dwelling
places
of
the wicked?
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is
the tent
wherein
the wicked dwelt
?
Have ye not asked them
that
go
by
the
way
? and do ye not know their tokens
,
Have ye not asked wayfaring
men
? And do ye not know their evidences
,
That the wicked
is reserved to the day of destruction
? they shall
be
brought
forth to the day of wrath .
That the evil
man
is reserved to the day of calamity
? That
they are
led
forth to the day of wrath ?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Yet shall he be brought
to the grave, and shall remain
in
the tomb.
Yet shall he be borne
to the grave, And men
shall keep
watch
over
the tomb.
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every
man
shall draw after him, as there are
innumerable before him.
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all
men
shall draw after him, As there were
innumerable before him.
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth `only'
falsehood?
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