Job 21:14–15

14 They say to God, z‘Depart from us!

We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.

15 aWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

And what bprofit do we get if we pray to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!

We have no desire to know your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

What would we gain by praying to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us;

For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 21:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 And yet they say to God, ‘Go away.

We want no part of you and your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him?

What good will it do us to pray?’

Job 21:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,

For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?

And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’

Job 21:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 They say to God, ‘Leave us alone!

We don’t want to know your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve him?

What would we gain by praying to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And they say unto God, Depart from us;

For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 21:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And they say unto •God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways! 15 What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him?

Job 21:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 But they say to God,

‘Leave us alone.

We don’t want to know your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve him?

What do we gain if we pray to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!

We don’t want to know Your ways.

15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,

and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”

Job 21:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 They say to God, ‘Leave us alone!

We do not desire to know your ways.

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 And they say to God, ‘Turn away from us,

for we do not desire to know your ways.

15 Who is Shaddai that we should serve him,

or what would we benefit when we plead with him?’

Job 21:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 But they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!

We don’t want to know how you want us to live.

15 Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him?

What would we get if we prayed to him?’

Job 21:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 “They say to God, ‘Depart from us!

We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

15 ‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,

And what would we gain if we entreat Him?’

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