Job 6:14-16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁴To him who is about to faint and despair, kindness is due from his friend, lest he forsake the fear of the Almighty.

¹⁵[You] my brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away,

¹⁶Which are black and turbid by reason of the ice, and in which the snows hides itself;

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Job 6:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend^(A)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.^(B)
¹⁵But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,^(C)
    as the streams that overflow
¹⁶when darkened by thawing ice
    and swollen with melting snow,^(D)

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Job 6:14-16

New King James Version

¹⁴“To^(A) him who is ^[a]afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
¹⁵^(B)My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,
^(C)Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,
¹⁶Which are dark because of the ice,
And into which the snow vanishes.