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Job 36:16-21
New International Version
Job 36:16-21
New International Version
16 “He is wooing(A) you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place(B) free from restriction,(C)
to the comfort of your table(D) laden with choice food.(E)
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;(F)
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.(G)
18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
do not let a large bribe(H) turn you aside.(I)
19 Would your wealth(J) or even all your mighty efforts
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
20 Do not long for the night,(K)
to drag people away from their homes.[a]
21 Beware of turning to evil,(L)
which you seem to prefer to affliction.(M)
Footnotes
- Job 36:20 The meaning of the Hebrew for verses 18-20 is uncertain.
Job 36:16-21
Common English Bible
Job 36:16-21
Common English Bible
16 Surely he draws you up from the brink of trouble
to a wide place without distress;
your table is set with rich food.
17 You are overly concerned about the case of the wicked;
justice will be upheld in it.
18 Don’t let them lure you with wealth;
don’t let a huge bribe mislead you.
19 Will he arrange your rescue from distress
or from all your exertions of strength?
20 Don’t wish for the night
when people vanish from their place.
21 Take care; don’t turn to evil
because you’ve chosen it over affliction.
Job 36:16-21
King James Version
Job 36:16-21
King James Version
16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
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