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Job 17:5

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5Suppose a man tells lies about his friends to get a reward.

Then his own children will suffer for it.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—

the eyes of his children will fail.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If anyone denounces their friends for reward,

the eyes of their children will fail.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If a man denounces his friends for a price,

the eyes of his children will fail.

NLTNew Living Translation

They betray their friends for their own advantage,

so let their children faint with hunger.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He denounces friends for reward,

so his children’s eyes will fail.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that speaketh flattery to his friends,

Even the eyes of his children shall fail.