Job 6:26–27
Job 6:26–27 — English Standard Version (ESV)
26 Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is wind?
27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
26 Do ye imagine to reprove words,
And the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless,
And ye dig a pit for your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — New Living Translation (NLT)
26 Do you think your words are convincing
when you disregard my cry of desperation?
27 You would even send an orphan into slavery
or sell a friend.
Job 6:26–27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
26 Do you intend to rebuke my words,
And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?
27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless,
And you undermine your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — New Century Version (NCV)
26 Do you mean to correct what I say?
Will you treat the words of a troubled man as if they were only wind?
27 You would even gamble for orphans
and would trade away your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — American Standard Version (ASV)
26 Do ye think to reprove words,
Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
27 Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless,
And make merchandise of your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
26 Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind. 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
26 Do you think my words need correction?
Do you think they’re what a desperate person says to the wind?
27 Would you also throw dice for an orphan?
Would you buy and sell your friend?
Job 6:26–27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
26 Do you think that you can disprove my words
or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
27 No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child
and negotiate a price to sell your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
26 Do you think that you can reprove words,
as if the speech of the desperate were wind?
27 You would even cast lots over the orphan,
and bargain over your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
26 Do you intend to reprove my words
and consider the words of a desperate man as wind?
27 Even over the orphan you would cast the lot,
and you would bargain over your friend.
Job 6:26–27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
26 Are you trying to correct what I’m saying?
You are treating the words of this hopeless man
like nothing but wind.
27 You would even cast lots for those whose fathers have died.
You would even trade away your closest friend.
Job 6:26–27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
26 “Do you intend to reprove my words,
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
27 “You would even cast lots for the orphans
And barter over your friend.