Let him not trust in falsehood, deceiving himself, for falsehood is his reward.
Job 34:33 - The Scriptures 2009 Should He repay you because you have refused? For you choose, and not I, therefore speak what you know. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Should it be according to thy mind? He will recompense it, whether thou refuse, Or whether thou choose; and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Should [God's] recompense [for your sins] be as you will it, when you refuse to accept it? For you must do the choosing, and not I; therefore say what is your truthful conclusion. American Standard Version (1901) Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest. Common English Bible Will he repay you because you reject sin, for you must choose, not I; declare what you know. Catholic Public Domain Version Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Doth God require it of thee, because it hath displeased thee? For thou begannest to speak, and not I: but if thou know any thing better, speak. |
Let him not trust in falsehood, deceiving himself, for falsehood is his reward.
You who tear yourself to pieces in displeasure – would the earth be forsaken for your sake? Or the rock move from its place?
If there are words, answer me; speak, for I desire to declare you right.
If you are able, answer me, set yourself in order before me, take your stand.
For He repays man’s work to him, and makes man to find a reward according to his path.
Who has given to Me first, that I should repay him – under all the heavens that is Mine?
Look, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
יהוה has done whatever pleased Him, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and in all the depths,
“You have done this, and I kept silent; You have thought that I was altogether like you – I rebuke you, and set it in order before your eyes.
See, the righteous in the earth shall be rewarded, How much more the wrong and the sinner!
“Woe to him who strives with his Maker! (a potsherd with the potsherds of the earth). Does clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
“And it shall be, when they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה of hosts, “You shall drink!
But who are you, O man, to talk back to Elohim? Shall that which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”
deeming the reproach of Messiah greater riches than the treasures in Mitsrayim, for he was looking to the reward.
For if the word spoken through messengers proved to be firm, and every transgression and disobedience received a right reward,