Job 36:21
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Take heed, regard not iniquity, for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness, For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.
Take heed, turn not to iniquity, for this [the iniquity of complaining against God] you have chosen rather than [submission in] affliction.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
Take care; don’t turn to evil because you’ve chosen it over affliction.
Be careful; turn away from wrongdoing; for because of this, you have been tested by affliction.
Be on guard! Don't turn to evil as a way of escape.
Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.
Job, don’t let your suffering cause you to choose evil. Be careful not to do wrong.
Be careful! Do not try to do wicked things. God has sent these troubles to test you. He wants to stop you doing evil things.
Watch out. Do not turn to evil, because that is why you have been tested by affliction.
Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Be careful not to turn to evil, which you ·seem to want more [have chosen rather] than ·suffering [affliction].
Take thou heed: look not to iniquity: for thou hast chosen it rather than affliction.
Be careful! Don’t turn to evil, because you have chosen evil instead of suffering.
Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering was sent to keep you from it.
Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
Be careful not to turn to evil, which you seem to want more than suffering.
Be careful! Don’t turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.
Take heed, do not regard iniquity, to choose it rather than poverty.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Be careful, do not turn to wickedness, For you have chosen this to affliction.
Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.
Turn back from evil, for it was to prevent you from getting into a life of evil that God sent this suffering.
“Oh, Job, don’t you see how God’s wooing you from the jaws of danger? How he’s drawing you into wide-open places— inviting you to feast at a table laden with blessings? And here you are laden with the guilt of the wicked, obsessed with putting the blame on God! Don’t let your great riches mislead you; don’t think you can bribe your way out of this. Did you plan to buy your way out of this? Not on your life! And don’t think that night, when people sleep off their troubles, will bring you any relief. Above all, don’t make things worse with more evil— that’s what’s behind your suffering as it is!
Take heed! Do not turn to iniquity, for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Be careful! Don’t turn to evil, because you have chosen evil instead of suffering.
Be careful; do not turn to evil; for this you have preferred to affliction.
Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you preferred this to misery.
“Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to affliction.
Take care not to turn to evil; that is why you are now being tested by affliction.
Be careful not to turn to evil, which you seem to want more than suffering.
Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.
Be careful not to do what is evil. You seem to like evil better than suffering!
Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Be careful, do not turn to sin. For you have chosen this instead of suffering.
Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.
Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; because of that you have been tried by affliction.
Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; because of that you have been tried by affliction.
Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; because of that you have been tried by affliction.
Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; because of that you have been tried by affliction.
Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than oni.
“Take heed. Do not look to iniquity. For you have chosen it rather than affliction.
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Be careful, do not turn to iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
In short, be careful! Do not turn your life toward evil ways— which you have preferred to hearing God’s correcting voice in the midst of your suffering.
Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Be thou ware, that thou bow not (down) to wickedness; for thou hast begun to follow this wickedness after (thy) wretchedness.
Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.
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