Job 17:4–5
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These people are so useless!
You know firsthand how stupid they can be.
You wouldn’t let them have the last word, would you?
Those who betray their own friends
leave a legacy of abuse to their children.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—
the eyes of his children will fail.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
You have closed their minds to understanding;
therefore you will not let them triumph.
If anyone denounces their friends for reward,
the eyes of their children will fail.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore you will not honor them.
If a man denounces his friends for a price,
the eyes of his children will fail.
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NLTNew Living Translation
You have closed their minds to understanding,
but do not let them triumph.
They betray their friends for their own advantage,
so let their children faint with hunger.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding;
therefore, you will not let them triumph.
He denounces friends for reward,
so his children’s eyes will fail.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:
Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
He that speaketh flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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