“I have become a laughingstock to my friend, though I called on God and He answered— a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
Job 12:5 - Tree of Life Version Contempt for calamity is the thought of one at ease, prepared for those whose foot slips. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is ready to slip with his feet Is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune–but it is ready for those whose feet slip. American Standard Version (1901) In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth. Common English Bible a torch of contempt to one who is idle, a fixed point for slipping feet. Catholic Public Domain Version The lamp that is despised in the thoughts of the rich is ready for the appointed time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed. |
“I have become a laughingstock to my friend, though I called on God and He answered— a righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock!
The tents of marauders prosper, and there is security for those who provoke God— for those whom God brings in His hand.
I too could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could compose words against you and shake my head at you.
Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine.
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox bellow over his fodder?
If I say: “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, Adonai, will hold me up.
The light of the righteous shines brightly. The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
Give glory to Adonai your God, before it grows dark, and before your feet stumble on mountains at dusk. When you look for light, He turns it into the shadow of death, and turns it into deep darkness.
Now the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, since our lamps are going out.’
And I’ll say to myself, ’O my soul, you have plenty of goods saved up for many years! So take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry.”’
Vengeance is Mine, and payback, for the time when their foot staggers. Surely their day of disaster is near— what is prepared rushes on them.