In their secret counsel may my soul not enter. In their contingent may my honor never be united. For in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they maimed oxen.
Job 21:16 - Tree of Life Version Look, their prosperity is not in their own hands; the counsel of the wicked is far from me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lo, their good is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But notice, [you say] the prosperity of the wicked is not in their power; the mystery [of God's dealings] with the ungodly is far from my comprehension. American Standard Version (1901) Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Common English Bible Look, isn’t their well-being the work of their own hands? A sinner’s logic is beyond me. Catholic Public Domain Version It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me. |
In their secret counsel may my soul not enter. In their contingent may my honor never be united. For in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they maimed oxen.
Then he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Adonai gave and Adonai has taken away; blessed be the Name of Adonai.”
Is it good for You to oppress, to despise the work of Your hands, while You smile on the plans of the wicked?
Yet He filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me!
Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
Keep your path far from her and do not go near the door of her house—
No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, nor authority over the day of death. As no one is discharged during a battle, so wickedness cannot rescue its master.
So he called the manager and said to him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’
“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your life you received your good things, even as Lazarus received the bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.