Job 26:1–3
Job 26:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Then Job answered and said:
2 “How you have helped him who has no power!
How you have saved the arm that has no strength!
3 How you have counseled him who has no wisdom,
and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
Job 26:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 But Job answered and said,
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power?
How savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom?
And how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Job 26:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Then Job spoke again:
2 “How you have helped the powerless!
How you have saved the weak!
3 How you have enlightened my stupidity!
What wise advice you have offered!
Job 26:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 But Job answered and said:
2 “How have you helped him who is without power?
How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
3 How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?
Job 26:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Then Job answered:
2 “You are no help to the helpless!
You have not aided the weak!
3 Your advice lacks wisdom!
You have shown little understanding!
Job 26:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Then Job answered and said,
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power!
How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom,
And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
Job 26:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 And Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength! 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!
Job 26:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Then Job replied ⸤to his friends⸥,
2 “You have helped the person who has no power
and saved the arm that isn’t strong.
3 You have advised the person who has no wisdom
and offered so much assistance.
Job 26:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Then Job answered:
2 How you have helped the powerless
and delivered the arm that is weak!
3 How you have counseled the unwise
and thoroughly explained the path to success!
Job 26:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Then Job answered:
2 “How you have helped one who has no power!
How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
3 How you have counseled one who has no wisdom,
and given much good advice!
Job 26:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Then Job answered and said,
2 “How you have helped one who has no power!
How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
3 How you have advised one who has no wisdom!
And what sound wisdom you have made known in abundance!
Job 26:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Job replied,
2 “Bildad, you haven’t helped people who aren’t strong!
You haven’t saved people who are weak!
3 You haven’t offered advice to those who aren’t wise!
In fact, you haven’t understood anything at all!
Job 26:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Then Job responded,
2 “What a help you are to the weak!
How you have saved the arm without strength!
3 “What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!