Job 31:38-40

King James Version

³⁸If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

³⁹If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

⁴⁰Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Job 31:38-40

New International Version

³⁸“if my land cries out against me^(A)
    and all its furrows are wet^(B) with tears,
³⁹if I have devoured its yield without payment^(C)
    or broken the spirit of its tenants,^(D)
⁴⁰then let briers^(E) come up instead of wheat
    and stinkweed^(F) instead of barley.”

The words of Job are ended.^(G)

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Job 31:38-40

New King James Version

³⁸“If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
³⁹If ^(A)I have eaten its ^[a]fruit without money,
Or ^(B)caused its owners to lose their lives;
⁴⁰Then let ^(C)thistles grow instead of wheat,
And weeds instead of barley.”