But his sons(A) did not follow his ways. They turned aside(B) after dishonest gain and accepted bribes(C) and perverted(D) justice.

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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

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But his sons (A)did not walk in his ways; they turned aside (B)after dishonest gain, (C)took bribes, and perverted justice.

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The light in his tent(A) becomes dark;(B)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(C)

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The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

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The light is dark in his tent,
(A)And his lamp beside him is put out.

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14 He is torn from the security of his tent(A)
    and marched off to the king(B) of terrors.(C)

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14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

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14 He is uprooted from (A)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.

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21 Surely such is the dwelling(A) of an evil man;(B)
    such is the place(C) of one who does not know God.”(D)

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21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

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21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who (A)does not know God.”

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28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(A)
    the tents where the wicked lived?’(B)

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28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

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28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is [a]the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:28 Vg. omits the tent

For what hope have the godless(A) when they are cut off,
    when God takes away their life?(B)

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For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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(A)For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?

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18 The house(A) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(B)
    like a hut(C) made by a watchman.

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18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

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18 He builds his house like a [a]moth,
(A)Like a [b]booth which a watchman makes.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:18 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr. spider (cf. 8:14); Tg. decay
  2. Job 27:18 Temporary shelter

26 He punishes them for their wickedness(A)
    where everyone can see them,

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26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

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26 He strikes them as wicked men
In the open sight of others,

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He does not keep the wicked alive(A)
    but gives the afflicted their rights.(B)

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He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

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He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
But gives justice to the (A)oppressed.

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