He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property, the eyes of his children will fail.
Job 32:22 - Revised Standard Version For I do not know how to flatter, else would my Maker soon put an end to me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I know not to give flattering titles; In so doing my Maker would soon take me away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I know not how to flatter, [wasting my time in mere formalities, for then] my Maker would soon take me away. American Standard Version (1901) For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away. Common English Bible for I don’t know flattery; otherwise my maker would quickly whisk me away. Catholic Public Domain Version For I do not know how long I will continue, and whether, after a while, my Maker might take me away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I know not how long I shall continue, and whether after a while my Maker may take me away. |
He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property, the eyes of his children will fail.
I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
‘Can mortal man be righteous before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?
He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
For we never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed, as God is witness;