Parallel Bible results for "job 21"

Job 21

Young's Literal Translation YLT

1 And Job answereth and saith: --

2 Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

3 Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.

4 I -- to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?

5 Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

6 Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

7 Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

8 Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

9 Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.

10 His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

11 They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

12 They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

13 They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.

14 And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

15 What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

16 Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

17 How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

18 They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

19 God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

20 His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

21 For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

22 To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

23 This [one] dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

24 His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

25 And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

26 Together -- on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

27 Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

28 For ye say, `Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?'

29 Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

30 That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

31 Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

32 And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

33 Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

34 And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Job answered:

2 Pay close attention to my words; let this be the consolation you offer.

3 Bear with me while I speak; then after I have spoken, you may continue mocking.

4 As for me, is my complaint against a man? Then why shouldn't I be impatient?

5 Look at me and shudder; put [your] hand over [your] mouth.

6 When I think about [it], I am terrified and my body trembles in horror.

7 Why do the wicked continue to live, growing old and becoming powerful?

8 Their children are established while they are still alive, and their descendants, before their eyes.

9 Their homes are secure and free of fear; no rod from God [strikes] them.

10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.

11 They let their little ones run around like lambs; their children skip about,

12 singing to the tambourine and lyre and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.

13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

14 Yet they say to God: "Leave us alone! We don't want to know Your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what will we gain by pleading with Him?"

16 But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come on them? Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

18 Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff a storm sweeps away?

19 God reserves a person's punishment for his children. Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know [it].

20 Let his own eyes see his demise; let him drink from the Almighty's wrath!

21 For what does he care about his family once he is dead, when the number of his months has run out?

22 Can anyone teach God knowledge, since He judges the exalted ones?

23 One person dies in excellent health, completely secure and at ease.

24 His body is well-fed, and his bones are full of marrow.

25 Yet another person dies with a bitter soul, having never tasted prosperity.

26 But they both lie in the dust, and worms cover them.

27 Look, I know your thoughts, the schemes you would wrong me with.

28 For you say, "Where now is the nobleman's house?" and "Where are the tents the wicked lived in?"

29 Have you never consulted those who travel the roads? Don't you accept their reports?

30 Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of disaster, rescued from the day of wrath.

31 Who would denounce his behavior to his face? Who would repay him for what he has done?

32 He is carried to the grave, and someone keeps watch over [his] tomb.

33 The dirt on his grave is sweet to him. Everyone follows behind him, and those who go before him are without number.

34 So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive.