Job 9:29–31
Job 9:29–31 — English Standard Version (ESV)
29 I shall be condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
29 If I be wicked,
Why then labour I in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow water,
And make my hands never so clean;
31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch,
And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — New Living Translation (NLT)
29 Whatever happens, I will be found guilty.
So what’s the use of trying?
30 Even if I were to wash myself with soap
and clean my hands with lye,
31 you would plunge me into a muddy ditch,
and my own filthy clothing would hate me.
Job 9:29–31 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — New Century Version (NCV)
29 I have already been found guilty,
so why should I struggle for no reason?
30 I might wash myself with soap
and scrub my hands with strong soap,
31 but you would push me into a dirty pit,
and even my clothes would hate me.
Job 9:29–31 — American Standard Version (ASV)
29 I shall be condemned;
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow water,
And make my hands never so clean;
31 Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch,
And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
29 Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain? 30 If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity, 31 Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
29 I’ve already been found guilty.
Why should I work so hard for nothing?
30 If I wash myself with lye soap
and cleanse my hands with bleach,
31 then you would plunge me into a muddy pit,
and my own clothes would find me disgusting.
Job 9:29–31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
29 Since I will be found guilty,
why should I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 then You dip me in a pit of mud,
and my own clothes despise me!
Job 9:29–31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
29 I shall be condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with soap
and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into filth,
and my own clothes will abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
29 If I shall be declared guilty,
why then should I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with soap,
and I cleanse my hands with lye,
31 then you plunge me into the slime pit,
and my clothes abhor me.
Job 9:29–31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
29 In fact, you have already said I’m guilty.
So why should I struggle without any reason?
30 Suppose I clean myself with soap.
Suppose I wash my hands with cleanser.
31 Even then you would throw me into a muddy pit.
And even my clothes would hate me.
Job 9:29–31 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
29 “I am accounted wicked,
Why then should I toil in vain?
30 “If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.