O my soul, come not into their council; O my spirit, be not joined to their company; for in their anger they slay men, and in their wantonness they hamstring oxen.
Job 21:16 - Revised Standard Version Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lo, their good is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But notice, [you say] the prosperity of the wicked is not in their power; the mystery [of God's dealings] with the ungodly is far from my comprehension. American Standard Version (1901) Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Common English Bible Look, isn’t their well-being the work of their own hands? A sinner’s logic is beyond me. Catholic Public Domain Version It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me. |
O my soul, come not into their council; O my spirit, be not joined to their company; for in their anger they slay men, and in their wantonness they hamstring oxen.
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Does it seem good to thee to oppress, to despise the work of thy hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
Yet he filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house;
No man has power to retain the spirit, or authority over the day of death; there is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.
And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’
But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.