Job 17:4-6
Young's Literal Translation
4 For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.
5 For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.
6 And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.
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Job 17:4-6
New King James Version
4 For You have hidden their heart from (A)understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
5 He who speaks flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children will (B)fail.
6 “But He has made me (C)a byword of the people,
And I have become one in whose face men spit.
Job 17:4-6
English Standard Version
4 Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—
the (A)eyes of his children will fail.
6 “He has made me (B)a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom men spit.
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