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Job 4

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

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    KJVThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
    WEBThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
  2. 2
    KJVIf we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
    WEB“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
  3. 3
    KJVBehold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
    WEBBehold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.
  4. 4
    KJVThy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
    WEBYour words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble knees firm.
  5. 5
    KJVBut now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
    WEBBut now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.
  6. 6
    KJVIs not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
    WEBIsn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope?
  7. 7
    KJVRemember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
    WEB“Remember, now, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
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    KJVEven as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
    WEBAccording to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.
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    KJVBy the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
    WEBBy the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
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    KJVThe roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
    WEBThe roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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    KJVThe old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
    WEBThe old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad.
  12. 12
    KJVNow a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
    WEB“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
  13. 13
    KJVIn thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
    WEBIn thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
  14. 14
    KJVFear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
    WEBfear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
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    KJVThen a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
    WEBThen a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
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    KJVIt stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
    WEBIt stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,
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    KJVShall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
    WEB‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
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    KJVBehold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
    WEBBehold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.
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    KJVHow much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
    WEBHow much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
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    KJVThey are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
    WEBBetween morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.
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    KJVDoth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
    WEBIsn’t their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.