Job 14:21

21 If their children are honored, they do not know it; if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.

Job 14:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
ESV
21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
NLT
21 They never know if their children grow up in honor or sink to insignificance.
MSG
21 If our children do well for themselves, we never know it; if they do badly, we're spared the hurt.
CSB
21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.

Job 14:21 In-Context

19 as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.
20 You overpower them once for all, and they are gone; you change their countenance and send them away.
21 If their children are honored, they do not know it; if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.
22 They feel but the pain of their own bodies and mourn only for themselves.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Job 21:21; Ecclesiastes 9:5; Isaiah 63:16
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