Job 27:18
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They build elaborate houses
that won’t survive a single winter.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
He builds his house like a moth’s,
like a booth that a watchman makes.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,
like a hut made by a watchman.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a shelter set up by a watchman.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web,
as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“He builds his house like the moth,
and like a booth that a watchman has made.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He buildeth his house as a moth,
And as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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