His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
Job 21:21 - Revised Standard Version For what do they care for their houses after them, when the number of their months is cut off? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off in the midst? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For what pleasure or interest has a man in his house and family after he is dead, when the number of his months is cut off? American Standard Version (1901) For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off? Common English Bible What do they care about their household after they die, when their numbered days are cut off? Catholic Public Domain Version For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For what is it to him what befalleth his house after him: and if the number of his months be diminished by one half? |
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those that are on high?
“O my God,” I say, “take me not hence in the midst of my days, thou whose years endure throughout all generations!”
But thou, O God, wilt cast them down into the lowest pit; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee.