Job 12:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 I am a (A)joke to [a]my friends,
The one who called on God and He answered him;
The just and (B)blameless man is a joke.
5 [b]He who is at ease holds disaster in contempt,
As prepared for those whose feet slip.
6 The (C)tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God (D)are secure,
[c]Whom God brings (E)into their power.
Job 12:4-6
New Living Translation
4 Yet my friends laugh at me,
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.
5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
6 But robbers are left in peace,
and those who provoke God live in safety—
though God keeps them in his power.[a]
Footnotes
- 12:6 Or safety—those who try to manipulate God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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