| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Then Job answered, | 1Then Job replied: |
| 2"Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation. | 2"Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me. |
| 3"Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock. | 3Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on. |
| 4"As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? | 4"Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient? |
| 5"Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth. | 5Look at me and be appalled; clap your hand over your mouth. |
| 6"Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh. | 6When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body. |
| 7"Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful? | 7Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? |
| 8"Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes, | 8They see their children established around them, their offspring before their eyes. |
| 9Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod of God is not on them. | 9Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them. |
| 10"His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not abort. | 10Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry. |
| 11"They send forth their little ones like the flock, And their children skip about. | 11They send forth their children as a flock; their little ones dance about. |
| 12"They sing to the timbrel and harp And rejoice at the sound of the flute. | 12They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe. |
| 13"They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol. | 13They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace. |
| 14"They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways. | 14Yet they say to God, 'Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways. |
| 15'Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we entreat Him?' | 15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?' |
| 16"Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me. | 16But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked. |
| 17"How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger? | 17"Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger? |
| 18"Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away? | 18How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale? |
| 19"You say, 'God stores away a man's iniquity for his sons.' Let God repay him so that he may know it. | 19It is said, 'God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.' Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it! |
| 20"Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. | 20Let their own eyes see their destruction; let them drink the cup of the wrath of the Almighty. |
| 21"For what does he care for his household after him, When the number of his months is cut off? | 21For what do they care about the families they leave behind when their allotted months come to an end? |
| 22"Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high? | 22"Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest? |
| 23"One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied; | 23One person dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease, |
| 24His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow of his bones is moist, | 24well nourished in body, bones rich with marrow. |
| 25While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good. | 25Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good. |
| 26"Together they lie down in the dust, And worms cover them. | 26Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both. |
| 27"Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me. | 27"I know full well what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me. |
| 28"For you say, 'Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?' | 28You say, 'Where now is the house of the great, the tents where the wicked lived?' |
| 29"Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness? | 29Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no regard to their accounts-- |
| 30"For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity; They will be led forth at the day of fury. | 30that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity, that they are delivered from the day of wrath? |
| 31"Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done? | 31Who denounces their conduct to their face? Who repays them for what they have done? |
| 32"While he is carried to the grave, Men will keep watch over his tomb. | 32They are carried to the grave, and watch is kept over their tombs. |
| 33"The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones go before him. | 33The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them. |
| 34"How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain full of falsehood?" | 34"So how can you console me with your nonsense? Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!" |
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