Then answered
Eliphaz the Temanite ,
and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered
and said,
Translation comparison
Job 4
21 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
If one
assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
If we
assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made
firm
the feeble knees.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened
the feeble knees.
But now it is come unto
thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
But now it is come upon
thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Is not thy fear `of
God'
thy confidence, `
And '
the integrity
of thy ways thy
hope
?
Is not this
thy fear ,
thy confidence, thy
hope,
and the uprightness
of thy ways?
Remember, I pray thee, who `
ever '
perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright
cut off?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous
cut off?
According
as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble
, reap the same.
Even
as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness
, reap the same.
By the breath
of God they perish, And by the blast
of his anger
are they consumed.
By the blast
of God they perish, and by the breath
of his nostrils
are they consumed.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of
the
lioness
are scattered abroad.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout
lion's
whelps are scattered abroad.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper
thereof.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little
thereof.
In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up .
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up :
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance
thereof;
A
form was before mine eyes :
`
There was '
silence, and I heard a voice, `
saying '
,
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof:
an
image
was before mine eyes ,
there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he putteth
no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth
with folly:
Behold, he put
no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged
with folly:
How much more
them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who
are crushed before the moth !
How much less
in
them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which
are crushed before the moth ?
Betwixt
morning
and
evening
they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.
They are destroyed from
morning
to
evening
: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Is
not their tent-cord
plucked
up
within
them? They die, and
that
without wisdom.
Doth
not their excellency
which
is
in
them go
away
? they die, even
without wisdom.
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