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Job 8:15

15  He leans against his shouse, but it does not stand;

he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.

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Job 8:15 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 They lean on the web, but it gives way;

they cling to it, but it does not hold.

Job 8:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:

He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

Job 8:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last.

They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.

Job 8:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 He leans on his house, but it does not stand.

He holds it fast, but it does not endure.

Job 8:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 They lean on the spider’s web, but it breaks.

They grab it, but it does not hold up.

Job 8:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:

He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

Job 8:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.

Job 8:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 If one leans on his house, it collapses. 

If one holds on to it, it will not support his weight. 

Job 8:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.

He grabs it, but it does not hold up.

Job 8:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 If one leans against its house, it will not stand;

if one lays hold of it, it will not endure.

Job 8:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand;

he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.

Job 8:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 A person leans on it, but it falls apart.

He holds on to it, but it gives way.

Job 8:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 “He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;

He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.


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