Job 22:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honourable man dwelt in it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [you, Job] the man with power possessed the land, and the favored and accepted man dwelt in it. American Standard Version (1901) But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. Common English Bible The powerful own land; the favored live in it.) Catholic Public Domain Version By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it. |
did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.