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Job 24:22–23

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22Yety hez carries off the tyrants by his strength;

if he rises up, thena heb cannot be certain of life.c

23Hed gives security to him, and he ise supported,

butf his eyes are upon their ways.

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Footnotes

  1. yHebrew “And”
  2. zThe probable antecedent is God
  3. aHebrew “and”
  4. bThe antecedent of the singular here probably changes to the wicked person
  5. cHebrew “the life”
  6. dThe probable antecedent is God
  7. eOr “they are”
  8. fHebrew “and”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power;

they rise up when they despair of life.

He gives them security, and they are supported,

and his eyes are upon their ways.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But God drags away the mighty by his power;

though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

He may let them rest in a feeling of security,

but his eyes are on their ways.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Yet God drags away the mighty by his power;

when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.

He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it,

but his eyes watch over their ways.

NLTNew Living Translation

“God, in his power, drags away the rich.

They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.

They may be allowed to live in security,

but God is always watching them.

KJV 1900King James Version

He draweth also the mighty with his power:

He riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth;

Yet his eyes are upon their ways.