If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;
Job 15:34 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, And fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery (wrong and injustice). American Standard Version (1901) For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery. Common English Bible The ruthless gang is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribers. Catholic Public Domain Version For the congregation of the hypocrites is fruitless, and fire will devour the tabernacles of those who love to accept money. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren: and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes. |
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgement.