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Job 12:4

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4“I have become a laughingstockx to my friends,y

though I called on God and he answeredz—

a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!a

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Cross references

  1. xSee Ge 38:23
  2. ySee Job 6:14; See 11:3; See 16:10; See 19:14
  3. zPs 91:15
  4. aSee Ge 6:9; See Job 6:29; See 15:16

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I am a laughingstock to my friends;

I, who called to God and he answered me,

a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am a laughingstock to my friends,

by calling on God, who answers me.

The righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock.

NLTNew Living Translation

Yet my friends laugh at me,

for I call on God and expect an answer.

I am a just and blameless man,

yet they laugh at me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I am a laughingstock to my friends:

‘He calls on God, and he answers him.’

A righteous, blameless man is a laughingstock.

KJV 1900King James Version

I am as one mocked of his neighbour,

Who calleth upon God, and he answereth him:

The just upright man is laughed to scorn.