If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it.
Job 14:22 - Tree of Life Version He only feels pain for his own flesh, and mourns for his own soul.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, And his soul within him shall mourn. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But his body [lamenting its decay in the grave] shall grieve over him, and his soul shall mourn [over the body of clay which it once enlivened]. American Standard Version (1901) But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth. Common English Bible They only feel the pain of their body, and they mourn for themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version And in this way his body, while he yet lives, will have grief, and his soul will mourn over himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain: and his soul shall mourn over him. |
If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it.
My bones cling to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous has a refuge even in death.