But
Job answered and
said
,
Then
Job answered,
Translation comparison
Job 21
34 aligned verses; 33 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Hear
diligently my speech ,
and
let this be your consolations
.
"Listen
diligently to
my speech .
Let this be your consolation
.
Suffer
me that
I may
speak; and
after that
I have spoken, mock on.
Allow
me ,
and
I also
will
speak; After 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? Why shouldn't
I
be impatient
?
Mark
me, and be astonished ,
and
lay your hand upon
your mouth.
Look
at
me, and be astonished .
Lay your hand on
your mouth.
Even
when I remember I am afraid,
and
trembling
taketh
hold on
my flesh.
When I remember ,
I am troubled.
Horror
takes
hold of
my flesh.
Wherefore
do the wicked live, become old, yea
, are
mighty in power?
"Why
do the wicked live, Become old, yes
, and
grow
mighty in power?
Their seed
is established in their sight with
them
, and
their offspring before their eyes.
Their child
is established with
them
in their sight, 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 bulls
breed
without
fail.
Their cows
calve
, and don't
miscarry
.
They send forth their little ones like a flock ,
and
their children dance.
They send forth their little ones like a flock .
Their children dance.
They take
the timbrel
and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ
.
They sing
to
the tambourine
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.
In an
instant
they
go down to Sheol
.
Therefore
they say
unto
God, Depart from us ;
for we desire
not
the
knowledge
of
thy
ways.
They tell
God, '
Depart from us ,
For we don't
want
to
know
about
your
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? What profit should we have, if we pray to
him? '
Lo
, their good
is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Behold
, 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 often
is it
that
the lamp
of the wicked is
put out ?
That
their calamity
comes
on
them ?
That
God distributes
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, As chaff that the storm carries
away ?
God layeth
up his iniquity for his children :
he
rewardeth
him, and
he shall
know it.
You
say,
'
God lays
up his iniquity for his children .'
Let
him recompense
it
to
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 .
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 does
he care
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 judges
those who
are high ?
One dieth
in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
One dies
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 .
The
marrow
of
his bones is
moistened.
And
another dieth
in the
bitterness of his
soul, and never eateth
with
pleasure
.
Another dies
in bitterness of soul, And never tastes
of
good
.
They shall
lie down alike in the dust, and
the worms
shall
cover
them.
They lie down alike in the dust, The worm
covers
them.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and
the devices which ye
wrongfully
imagine
against
me.
"
Behold, I know your thoughts, The devices with
which you
would
wrong
me.
For ye
say, Where is the house of the prince? and
where are
the dwelling
places
of
the wicked?
For you
say, '
Where is the house of the prince? Where is
the tent
in
which
the wicked lived
? '
Have
ye
not
asked them
that
go
by
the
way
? and
do
ye
not
know their tokens
,
Haven't
you
asked wayfaring
men
? Don't
you
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? Who shall repay him what he has
done?
Yet shall he be brought
to the grave, and
shall remain
in
the tomb.
Yet shall he be borne
to the grave, 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 to
him .
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?
So
how can
you
comfort me with
nonsense
, Seeing that
in your answers there remains
only
falsehood? "
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