Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 17:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye abideth in their provocation. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Are there not mockers with me? And doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Surely there are mockers and mockery around me, and my eye dwells on their obstinacy, insults, and resistance. American Standard Version (1901) Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation. Common English Bible Surely mockers are with me, and my eye looks on their rebellion. Catholic Public Domain Version I have not sinned, yet my eye remains in bitterness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have not sinned: and my eye abideth in bitterness. |
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, A man that called upon God, and he answered him: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?
He hath made me also a byword of the people; And I am become an open abhorring.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.