When I heard about this, I tore my robe and my coat \{to show I was upset\}. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I sat down, shocked and upset.
Job 17:8 - Easy To Read Version Good people are upset about this.\par Innocent people are upset at people\par that don’t care about God.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Upright men shall be astonied at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Upright men shall be astonished and appalled at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the godless and polluted. American Standard Version (1901) Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless. Common English Bible Those who do the right thing are amazed at this; the guiltless become troubled about the godless. Catholic Public Domain Version The just will be astounded over this, and the innocent will be stirred up against the hypocrite. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The just shall be astonished at this: and the innocent shall be raised up against the hypocrite. |
When I heard about this, I tore my robe and my coat \{to show I was upset\}. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I sat down, shocked and upset.
Good people will see them destroyed\par and those good people will be happy.\par Innocent people laugh at the evil people.\par
And if a ruler causes people to sin,\par then God will remove him from power.\par
Don’t get upset at evil people.\par Don’t be jealous of people\par who do bad things.\par
I saw that wicked people were successful\par I became jealous of those proud people.\par
In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.
Your eyes are too good to look at evil.\par You can’t watch people doing wrong.\par So how can you watch\par those evil people win?\par How can you watch bad people\par defeating good people?\par
But Paul and Barnabas spoke very boldly. They said, “We must speak the message {\cf2\super [277]} of God to you Jews first. But you refuse to listen. You are making yourselves lost—not worthy of having eternal life! So we will now go to the people of other nations!
Yes, God’s riches are very great! God’s wisdom and knowledge have no end! No person can explain the things God decides. No person can understand God’s ways.