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Job 21:11–14

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11They nsend forth their little ones like a flock,

And their children dance.

12They otake the ptimbrel and qharp,

And rejoice at the sound of the rorgan.

13They sspend their days ||in wealth,

And tin a moment go down to the grave.

14Therefore uthey say unto God, Depart from us;

For xwe desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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Footnotes

  1. oRather as Isai. 42:11 (Heb.)?
  2. pSee Ex. 15:20.
  3. qSee 1 Chr. 15:16.
  4. rGen. 4:21. ch. 30:31.
  5. sch. 36:11? or Isai. 65:22 marg.
  6. ||Or, in mirth. Comp. 2 Sam. 13:28.
  7. tSo ch. 34:20. Comp. ch. 24:19.
  8. uch. 22:17.
  9. xIs. 58:2 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. nIsai. 32:20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They send out their little boys like a flock,

and their children dance.

They sing to the tambourine and the lyre

and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

They spend their days in prosperity,

and in peace they go down to Sheol.

They say to God, ‘Depart from us!

We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They send forth their children as a flock;

their little ones dance about.

They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;

they make merry to the sound of the pipe.

They spend their years in prosperity

and go down to the grave in peace.

Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!

We have no desire to know your ways.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They let their little ones run around like lambs;

their children skip about,

singing to the tambourine and lyre

and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.

They spend their days in prosperity

and go down to Sheol in peace.

Yet they say to God, “Leave us alone!

We don’t want to know your ways.

NLTNew Living Translation

They let their children frisk about like lambs.

Their little ones skip and dance.

They sing with tambourine and harp.

They celebrate to the sound of the flute.

They spend their days in prosperity,

then go down to the grave in peace.

And yet they say to God, ‘Go away.

We want no part of you and your ways.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They send out their little ones like the flock,

and their children dance around.

They sing to the tambourine and lyre,

and they rejoice to the sound of the long flute.

They spend their days in prosperity,

and in peace they go down to Sheol.

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

for we do not desire to know your ways.