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Job 4:19
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KJ21
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?
ASV
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
AMP
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, Whose foundations are in the dust, Who are crushed like a moth.
AMPC
How much more those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed like the moth.
BRG
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
CSB
how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!
CSBA
how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!
CEB
how much less those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in dust, and who are crushed like a moth?
CJB
much more those living in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. They are crushed more easily than a worm;
CEV
Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?
DARBY
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!
DRA
How much more shall they that dwell in houses of clay, who have an earthly foundation, be consumed as with the moth?
ERV
So surely people are worse! They live in houses of clay built on dust. They can be crushed as easily as a moth!
EASY
God used clay to make bodies for us who are humans. We came from the dust of the earth. We are as weak as moths.
EHV
how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more quickly than a moth!
ESV
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth.
ESVUK
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth.
EXB
So ·he puts even more blame on [L what about…?] people who live in clay houses [C physical bodies], whose foundations are made of dust [Gen. 2:7], who can be crushed like a moth.
GNV
How much more in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shall be destroyed before the moth?
GW
How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
GNT
Do you think he will trust a creature of clay, a thing of dust that can be crushed like a moth?
HCSB
how much more those who dwell in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth!
ICB
So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses. The foundations of these houses are made of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.
ISV
how much less confidence does he have in those who dwell in houses of clay; who were formed from a foundation in dust and can perish like a moth?
JUB
How much more with those that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who shall be crushed by the moth!
KJV
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
AKJV
how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
LSB
How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
LEB
How much more dwellers in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust? They are crushed like a moth.
TLB
“If God cannot trust his own messengers (for even angels make mistakes), how much less men made of dust, who are crushed to death as easily as moths!
MSG
“‘How can mere mortals be more righteous than God? How can humans be purer than their Creator? Why, God doesn’t even trust his own servants, doesn’t even cheer his angels, So how much less these bodies composed of mud, fragile as moths? These bodies of ours are here today and gone tomorrow, and no one even notices—gone without a trace. When the tent stakes are ripped up, the tent collapses— we die and are never the wiser for having lived.’”
MEV
Even more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth.
NOG
How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
NABRE
How much more with those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed more easily than a moth!
NASB
How much more those who live in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
NASB1995
‘How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
NCB
How much more will this be true of those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust and who can be crushed as easily as a moth.
NCV
So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses, whose foundations are made of dust, who can be crushed like a moth.
NET
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
NIRV
So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.
NIV
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!
NIVUK
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!
NKJV
How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth?
NLV
How much more those who live in houses of clay, who build upon the dust, who are crushed like the moth!
NLT
how much less will he trust people made of clay! They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth.
NRSVA
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth.
NRSVACE
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth.
NRSVCE
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth.
NRSVUE
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth.
OJB
How much more them that dwell in batim (houses) of clay, whose yesod (foundation, origin) is in the dust, which are crushed like the moth?
RGT
‘How much more in those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shall be destroyed before the moth?
RSV
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth.
RSVCE
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth.
TLV
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?
VOICE
How much more those whose bodies come from clay, whose skeletons are dust, are crushed like a moth.
WEB
How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
WYC
How much more they that dwell in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundament, shall be wasted as of a moth. (How much more they who live in clay houses, whose foundations be dust, and who can be squashed like a bug?)
YLT
Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
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