Job 27:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

New Living Translation
“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.

English Standard Version
Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,

Berean Study Bible
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

New American Standard Bible
“Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

NASB 1995
"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

NASB 1977
“Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay;

Amplified Bible
“Though he heaps up silver like dust And piles up clothing like clay,

Christian Standard Bible
Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up fine clothing like clay —

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay--

Contemporary English Version
The wicked may collect riches and clothes in abundance as easily as clay.

Good News Translation
The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,

International Standard Version
"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,

NET Bible
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

New King James Version
Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—

King James 2000 Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;

New Heart English Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

World English Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

American King James Version
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

American Standard Version
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

A Faithful Version
Though he heaps up silver like the dust, and prepares clothing like the clay,

Darby Bible Translation
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

English Revised Version
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Webster's Bible Translation
Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Though he haue as moch money as the dust of the earth, & raymet as ready as the claye,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If he heaps up silver as dust, "" And prepares clothing as clay,

Young's Literal Translation
If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

Smith's Literal Translation
If he shall heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as clay;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,

Catholic Public Domain Version
If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If they will gather money like dust, and would prepare clothing like clay

Lamsa Bible
Though they heap up silver like dust and accumulate clothes like clay,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
















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