Job 22:8 - Revised Standard Version The man with power possessed the land, and the favored 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. |
Will you show partiality toward him, will you plead the case for God?
because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it?
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.
the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
Their hands are upon what is evil, to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.