Job 36:16-21
English Standard Version
16 He also allured you out of distress
into (A)a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your (B)table was full of (C)fatness.
17 “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing,
and let not the greatness of (D)the ransom turn you aside.
19 Will your (E)cry for help avail to keep you from distress,
or all the force of your strength?
20 Do not long for (F)the night,
when peoples vanish (G)in their place.
21 Take care; (H)do not turn to iniquity,
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Job 36:16-21
New Living Translation
16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.
17 But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged.
Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.
18 But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth.[a]
Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.
19 Could all your wealth[b]
or all your mighty efforts
keep you from distress?
20 Do not long for the cover of night,
for that is when people will be destroyed.[c]
21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil,
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.
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