International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1In response, Job said: | 1In response, Job said: |
2"Listen carefully to my words; let this encourage all of you. | 2"Listen carefully to my words; let this encourage all of you. |
3Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me. | 3Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me. |
4After all, isn't my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn't I be impatient? | 4After all, isn't my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn't I be impatient? |
5Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up! | 5Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up! |
6When I think about this, I'm petrified with terror and my body shudders uncontrollably." | 6When I think about this, I'm petrified with terror and my body shudders uncontrollably." |
7"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too? | 7"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too? |
8Their children grow up while they're alive, and they live to see their grandchildren. | 8Their children grow up while they're alive, and they live to see their grandchildren. |
9Their houses are safe from fear, and God's chastisement never visits them. | 9Their houses are safe from fear, and God's chastisement never visits them. |
10Their bull breeds without fail, and their cows calve without miscarriages. | 10Their bull breeds without fail, and their cows calve without miscarriages. |
11They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about, | 11They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about, |
12singing with tambourines and lyres as they rejoice to the sound of flutes. | 12singing with tambourines and lyres as they rejoice to the sound of flutes. |
13They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife. | 13They grow old in prosperity, as they descend peacefully into the afterlife. |
14"They say to God, 'Turn away from us! We have no desire to know your ways. | 14"They say to God, 'Turn away from us! We have no desire to know your ways. |
15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Where's the profit in talking to him?' | 15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Where's the profit in talking to him?' |
16Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me." | 16Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me." |
17"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction? | 17"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction? |
18May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm. | 18May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm. |
19God stores up their iniquity to repay their children; making them repay so that they may be aware. | 19God stores up their iniquity to repay their children; making them repay so that they may be aware. |
20Their own eyes will see their destruction; and they'll drink the wrath of the Almighty. | 20Their own eyes will see their destruction; and they'll drink the wrath of the Almighty. |
21What will they care for their household after them, when the number of his months comes to an end?" | 21What will they care for their household after them, when the number of his months comes to an end?" |
22"Can God learn anything? After all, he will judge even the exalted ones. | 22"Can God learn anything? After all, he will judge even the exalted ones. |
23Such persons will die in their full vigor, completely prosperous and secure. | 23Such persons will die in their full vigor, completely prosperous and secure. |
24His buckets are filled with milk, his bone marrow is healthy. | 24His buckets are filled with milk, his bone marrow is healthy. |
25Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life. | 25Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life. |
26They both lie down in the dust; and worms cover them." | 26They both lie down in the dust; and worms cover them." |
27"Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me. | 27"Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me. |
28You ask, 'Where is the noble person's house?' and 'Where are the tents where the wicked live?' | 28You ask, 'Where is the noble person's house?' and 'Where are the tents where the wicked live?' |
29Haven't you asked travelers on the highway? Don't you accept their word | 29Haven't you asked travelers on the highway? Don't you accept their word |
30that the wicked person is spared from times of calamity, that he is rescued on the day of wrath? | 30that the wicked person is spared from times of calamity, that he is rescued on the day of wrath? |
31Who will expose his conduct to his face? Who will repay him for what he has done | 31Who will expose his conduct to his face? Who will repay him for what he has done |
32when he is carried away to the cemetery and guardians are placed to watch his tomb? | 32when he is carried away to the cemetery and guardians are placed to watch his tomb? |
33The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him. | 33The runoff from the streams will seem sweet to him; everyone will follow after him; countless crows march ahead of him. |
34How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery." | 34How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery." |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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