When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,
Job 29:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: And the aged arose, and stood up. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The young men saw me and hid themselves; the aged rose up and stood; American Standard Version (1901) The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood; Common English Bible the young saw me and drew back; the old rose and stood; Catholic Public Domain Version The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood. |
When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,
“You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for any honest work,
Likewise you that are younger be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”