6 Should not your piety be your confidence

and your blameless ways your hope?

7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?

Where were the upright ever destroyed?

8 As I have observed, those who plow evil

and those who sow trouble reap it.

9 At the breath of God they perish;

at the blast of his anger they are no more.

10 The lions may roar and growl,

yet the teeth of the great lions are broken.

11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence,

Thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the righteous cut off?

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow wickedness, reap the same.

9 By the blast of God they perish,

And by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey,

And the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.

6 Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence?

Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope?

7 “Stop and think! Do the innocent die?

When have the upright been destroyed?

8 My experience shows that those who plant trouble

and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

9 A breath from God destroys them.

They vanish in a blast of his anger.

10 The lion roars and the wildcat snarls,

but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.

11 The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey,

and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered.

6 Is not your reverence your confidence?

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright ever cut off?

8 Even as I have seen,

Those who plow iniquity

And sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the blast of God they perish,

And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.

10 The roaring of the lion,

The voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey,

And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

6 You should have confidence because you respect God;

you should have hope because you are innocent.

7 “Remember that the innocent will not die;

honest people will never be destroyed.

8 I have noticed that people who plow evil

and plant trouble, harvest it.

9 God’s breath destroys them,

and a blast of his anger kills them.

10 Lions may roar and growl,

but when the teeth of a strong lion are broken,

11 that lion dies of hunger.

The cubs of the mother lion are scattered.

6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence,

And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the upright cut off?

8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow trouble, reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey,

And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

6 Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

7 Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same. 9 By the breath of †God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken; 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

6 Doesn’t your fear of God give you confidence 

and your lifetime of integrity give you hope? 

7 “Now think about this: 

Which innocent person ⸤ever⸥ died ⸤an untimely death⸥? 

Find me a decent person who has been destroyed. 

8 Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, 

they gathered its harvest. 

9 God destroys them with his breath 

and kills them with a blast of his anger. 

10 Though the roar of the lion 

and the growl of the ferocious lion ⸤is loud⸥, 

the young lions have had their teeth knocked out. 

11 The old lions die without any prey ⸤to eat⸥, 

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. 

6 Isn’t your piety your confidence,

and the integrity of your life your hope?

7 Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?

Where have the honest been destroyed?

8 In my experience, those who plow injustice

and those who sow trouble reap the same.

9 They perish at a single blast from God

and come to an end by the breath of His nostrils.

10 The lion may roar and the fierce lion growl,

but the fangs of young lions are broken.

11 The strong lion dies if it catches no prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

6 Is not your fear of God your confidence,

and the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 “Think now, who that was innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright cut off?

8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,

and the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,

and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

6 Is not your fear in God your confidence?

Is not your hope even the integrity of your ways?

7 “Think now, who has perished who is innocent?

Or where are the upright destroyed?

8 Just as I have seen, plowers of mischief

and sowers of trouble will reap it.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of his anger they come to an end.

10 The roar of the lion and the voice of a lion in its prime,

and the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 The lion is perishing without prey,

and the lion’s whelps are scattered.

6 Shouldn’t you worship God and trust in him?

Shouldn’t your honest life give you hope?

7 “Here’s something to think about.

Have blameless people ever been wiped out?

Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?

8 Here’s what I’ve observed.

People gather a crop from what they plant.

If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

9 The breath of God destroys them.

The blast of his anger wipes them out.

10 Powerful lions might roar and growl.

But their teeth are broken.

11 Lions die because they don’t have any food.

Then their cubs are scattered.

6 “Is not your fear of God your confidence,

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright destroyed?

8 “According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity

And those who sow trouble harvest it.

9 “By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

10 “The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 “The lion perishes for lack of prey,

And the whelps of the lioness are scattered.