Job 21:14–16
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand:
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 (They think their prosperity is of their own doing,
but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 The success of the wicked is not their own doing.
Their way of thinking is different from mine.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?
16 Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand:
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 21:14–16 — 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? 16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 Anyhow, isn’t their happiness in their own power?
(The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.)
Job 21:14–16 — 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?”
16 But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 Is not their prosperity indeed their own achievement?
The plans of the wicked are repugnant to me.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 Look, their prosperity is not in their hands;
the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 But they aren’t in control of their own success.
So I don’t pay any attention to the advice they give.
Job 21:14–16 — 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?’
16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.