“I’m sure you think you are\par the only wise people.\par You think when you die,\par wisdom will be gone with you.\par
Job 5:27 - Easy To Read Version “Job, we have studied these things,\par and we know they are true.\par So Job, listen to us,\par and learn them for yourself.”\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is what we have searched out; it is true. Hear and heed it and know for yourself [for your good]. American Standard Version (1901) Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good. Common English Bible Look, we’ve searched this out, and so it is; listen and find out for yourself. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, this is just as we have found it, which you have heard; walk it through your mind. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, this is even so, as we have searched out. Which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind. |
“I’m sure you think you are\par the only wise people.\par You think when you die,\par wisdom will be gone with you.\par
\{Job said,\} “I have seen all this before. I have already heard everything you say. I understand all of those things.
“Listen to me Job,\par and I will explain it to you.\par I will tell you what I know.\par
“Does God need our help? No!\par Even a very wise person\par isn’t really useful to God.\par
You will be like the wheat that grows\par until harvest time.\par Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.\par
The Lord does wonderful things.\par People want those good things\par that come from God.\par
If you become wise, then you have become wise for your own good. But if you become proud and make fun of other people, then only you are to blame for your trouble.
So obey the laws and commands of the Lord that I am giving you today. These laws and commands are for your own good.