Job 9:22–23
Job 9:22–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it,
He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay suddenly,
He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to God.
That’s why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When a plague sweeps through,
he laughs at the death of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 It is all the same. That is why I say,
‘God destroys both the innocent and the guilty.’
23 If the whip brings sudden death,
God will laugh at the suffering of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay suddenly,
He will mock at the trial of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23 If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 It is all the same.
That is why I say,
‘He destroys ⸤both⸥ the man of integrity and the wicked.’
23 When a sudden disaster brings death,
he makes fun of the despair of innocent people.
Job 9:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
he destroys both the blameless and the wicked.
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When the whip kills suddenly,
he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
Job 9:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 It all amounts to the same thing. That’s why I say,
‘God destroys honest people and sinful people alike.’
23 Suppose a plague brings sudden death.
Then he laughs when those who haven’t sinned lose hope.
Job 9:22–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
22 “It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
23 “If the scourge kills suddenly,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.