Job 27:1

ASV: And Job again took up his parable, and said,

DARBY: And Job continued his parable and said,

DRA: Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:

KJV: Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Job 27:2

ASV: As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

DARBY: [As] God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,

DRA: As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness,

KJV: As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

Job 27:3

ASV: (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

DARBY: All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

DRA: As long as breath remaineth in me, and the spirit of God in my nostrils,

KJV: All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Job 27:4

ASV: Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

DARBY: My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

DRA: My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying.

KJV: My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Job 27:5

ASV: Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

DARBY: Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.

DRA: God forbid that I should judge you to be just: till I die I will not depart from my innocence.

KJV: God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Job 27:6

ASV: My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.

DARBY: My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.

DRA: My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.

KJV: My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Job 27:7

ASV: Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

DARBY: Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

DRA: Let my enemy be as the ungodly, and my adversary as the wicked one.

KJV: Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Job 27:8

ASV: For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

DARBY: For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?

DRA: For what is the hope of the hypocrite if through covetousness he take by violence, and God deliver not his soul?

KJV: For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Job 27:9

ASV: Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

DARBY: Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?

DRA: Will God hear his cry, when distress shall come upon him?

KJV: Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

Job 27:10

ASV: Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

DARBY: Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon God?

DRA: Or can he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?

KJV: Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

Job 27:11

ASV: I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

DARBY: I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

DRA: I will teach you by the hand of God, what the Almighty hath, and I will not conceal it.

KJV: I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

Job 27:12

ASV: Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

DARBY: Behold, ye yourselves have all seen [it]; and why are ye thus altogether vain?

DRA: Behold you all know it, and why do you speak vain things without cause?

KJV: Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

Job 27:13

ASV: This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

DARBY: This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty:

DRA: This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

KJV: This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

Job 27:14

ASV: If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

DARBY: If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;

DRA: If his sons be multiplied, they shall be for the sword, and his grandsons shall not be filled with bread.

KJV: If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Job 27:15

ASV: Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

DARBY: Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep.

DRA: They that shall remain of him, shall be buried in death, and his widows shall not weep.

KJV: Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

Job 27:16

ASV: Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

DARBY: Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

DRA: If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,

KJV: Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Job 27:17

ASV: He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

DARBY: He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.

DRA: He shall prepare indeed, but the just man shall be clothed with it: and the innocent shall divide the silver.

KJV: He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Job 27:18

ASV: He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

DARBY: He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.

DRA: He hath built his house as a moth, and as a keeper he hath made a booth.

KJV: He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

Job 27:19

ASV: He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

DARBY: He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

DRA: The rich man when he shall sleep shall take away nothing with him: he shall open his eyes and find nothing.

KJV: The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

Job 27:20

ASV: Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

DARBY: Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.

DRA: Poverty like water shall take hold on him, a tempest shall oppress him in the night.

KJV: Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

Job 27:21

ASV: The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

DARBY: The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place.

DRA: A burning wind shall take him up, and carry him away, and as a whirlwind shall snatch him from his place.

KJV: The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

Job 27:22

ASV: For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

DARBY: And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

DRA: And he shall cast upon him, and shall not spare: out of his hand he would willingly flee.

KJV: For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Job 27:23

ASV: Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

DARBY: [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

DRA: He shall clasp his hands upon him, and shall hiss at him, beholding his place.

KJV: Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

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