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Job 5

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.

  1. 1
    KJVCall now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
    WEB“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
  2. 2
    KJVFor wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
    WEBFor resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
  3. 3
    KJVI have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
    WEBI have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
  4. 4
    KJVHis children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
    WEBHis children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
  5. 5
    KJVWhose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
    WEBwhose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
  6. 6
    KJVAlthough affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
    WEBFor affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
  7. 7
    KJVYet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
    WEBbut man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
  8. 8
    KJVI would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
    WEB“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
  9. 9
    KJVWhich doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
    WEBwho does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
  10. 10
    KJVWho giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
    WEBwho gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
  11. 11
    KJVTo set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
    WEBso that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
  12. 12
    KJVHe disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
    WEBHe frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
  13. 13
    KJVHe taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
    WEBHe takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
  14. 14
    KJVThey meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
    WEBThey meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
  15. 15
    KJVBut he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
    WEBBut he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
  16. 16
    KJVSo the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
    WEBSo the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
  17. 17
    KJVBehold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
    WEB“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
  18. 18
    KJVFor he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
    WEBFor he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
  19. 19
    KJVHe shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
    WEBHe will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
  20. 20
    KJVIn famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
    WEBIn famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
  21. 21
    KJVThou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
    WEBYou will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
  22. 22
    KJVAt destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
    WEBYou will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
  23. 23
    KJVFor thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
    WEBFor you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
  24. 24
    KJVAnd thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
    WEBYou will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
  25. 25
    KJVThou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
    WEBYou will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
  26. 26
    KJVThou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
    WEBYou will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
  27. 27
    KJVLo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
    WEBBehold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”
  • 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.