Job 8:14–15
Job 8:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 What they trust in is fragile;
what they rely on is a spider’s web.
15 They lean on the web, but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.
Job 8:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 Whose hope shall be cut off,
And whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:
He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 Their confidence hangs by a thread.
They are leaning on a spider’s web.
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 8:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Whose confidence shall be cut off,
And whose trust is a spider’s web.
15 He leans on his house, but it does not stand.
He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
Job 8:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 What they hope in is easily broken;
what they trust is like a spider’s web.
15 They lean on the spider’s web, but it breaks.
They grab it, but it does not hold up.
Job 8:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 Whose confidence shall break in sunder,
And whose trust is a spider’s web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:
He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 Whose confidence shall be cut off, and his reliance is a spider’s web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 His confidence is easily shattered.
His trust is a spider’s web.
15 If one leans on his house, it collapses.
If one holds on to it, it will not support his weight.
Job 8:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 His source of confidence is fragile;
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.
15 He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
Job 8:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 Their confidence is gossamer,
a spider’s house their trust.
15 If one leans against its house, it will not stand;
if one lays hold of it, it will not endure.
Job 8:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 whose confidence is cut off
and whose trust is a spider’s house.
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 8:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 What they trust in is very weak.
What they depend on is like a spider’s web.
15 A person leans on it, but it falls apart.
He holds on to it, but it gives way.
Job 8:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 Whose confidence is fragile,
And whose trust a spider’s web.
15 “He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.