Job 21:16–17
Job 21:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?
How often does calamity come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?
Job 21:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out?
That their calamity comes upon them?
That God distributes pains in his anger?
Job 21:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand:
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out!
And how oft cometh their destruction upon them!
God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Job 21:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 (They think their prosperity is of their own doing,
but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
17 “Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished.
Do they ever have trouble?
Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger?
Job 21:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
Job 21:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 The success of the wicked is not their own doing.
Their way of thinking is different from mine.
17 Yet how often are the lamps of evil people turned off?
How often does trouble come to them?
How often do they suffer God’s angry punishment?
Job 21:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand:
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out?
That their calamity cometh upon them?
That God distributeth sorrows in his anger?
Job 21:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows to them in his anger?
Job 21:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Anyhow, isn’t their happiness in their own power?
(The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.)
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?
How often does disaster happen to them?
How often does an angry God give them pain?
Job 21:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
Does disaster come on them?
Does He apportion destruction in His anger?
Job 21:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Is not their prosperity indeed their own achievement?
The plans of the wicked are repugnant to me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does calamity come upon them?
How often does God distribute pains in his anger?
Job 21:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Look, their prosperity is not in their hands;
the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out,
and their disaster comes upon them?
He distributes pains in his anger.
Job 21:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 But they aren’t in control of their own success.
So I don’t pay any attention to the advice they give.
17 “How often are their lamps blown out?
How often does trouble come on them?
How often does God punish them when he’s angry?