Job 22 - Compare Translations
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Job 22:1
KJVThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
WEBThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
YLTAnd Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --
Job 22:2
KJVCan a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
WEB“Can a man be profitable to God?
YLTTo God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?
Job 22:3
KJVIs it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
WEBIs it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous?
YLTIs it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?
Job 22:4
KJVWill he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
WEBIs it for your piety that he reproves you,
YLTBecause of thy reverence Doth He reason [with] thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:
Job 22:5
KJVIs not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
WEBIsn’t your wickedness great?
YLTIs not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.
Job 22:6
KJVFor thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
WEBFor you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing,
YLTFor thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.
Job 22:7
KJVThou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
WEBYou haven’t given water to the weary to drink,
YLTThou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.
Job 22:8
KJVBut as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
WEBBut as for the mighty man, he had the earth.
YLTAs to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.
Job 22:9
KJVThou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
WEBYou have sent widows away empty,
YLTWidows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
Job 22:10
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Job 22:11
KJVOr darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
WEBor darkness, so that you can not see,
YLTOr darkness -- thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.
Job 22:12
KJVIs not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
WEB“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven?
YLTIs not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
Job 22:13
KJVAnd thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
WEBYou say, ‘What does God know?
YLTAnd thou hast said, `What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?
Job 22:14
KJVThick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
WEBThick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see.
YLTThick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,
Job 22:15
KJVHast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
WEBWill you keep the old way,
YLTThe path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?
Job 22:16
KJVWhich were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
WEBwho were snatched away before their time,
YLTWho have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.
Job 22:17
KJVWhich said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
WEBwho said to God, ‘Depart from us;’
YLTThose saying to God, `Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?
Job 22:18
KJVYet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
WEBYet he filled their houses with good things,
YLTAnd he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Job 22:19
KJVThe righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
WEBThe righteous see it, and are glad.
YLTSee do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,
Job 22:20
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Job 22:21
KJVAcquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
WEB“Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace.
YLTAcquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.
Job 22:22
KJVReceive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
WEBPlease receive instruction from his mouth,
YLTReceive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.
Job 22:23
KJVIf thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
WEBIf you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up,
YLTIf thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.
Job 22:24
KJVThen shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
WEBLay your treasure in the dust,
YLTSo as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
Job 22:25
KJVYea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
WEBThe Almighty will be your treasure,
YLTAnd the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee.
Job 22:26
KJVFor then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
WEBFor then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
YLTFor then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,
Job 22:27
KJVThou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
WEBYou shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you.
YLTThou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.
Job 22:28
KJVThou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
WEBYou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you.
YLTAnd thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.
Job 22:29
KJVWhen men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
WEBWhen they cast down, you shall say, ‘be lifted up.’
YLTFor they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.
Job 22:30
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