21 If their children are honored, they do not know it;
    if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.(A)
22 They feel but the pain of their own bodies(B)
    and mourn only for themselves.(C)

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21 His sons come to honor, and (A)he does not know it;
They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
22 But his flesh will be in pain over it,
And his soul will mourn over it.”

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21 His sons come to honor, and he (A)does not know it;
    they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
22 He feels only the pain of his own body,
    and he mourns only for himself.”

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21 His sons achieve honor, but (A)he does not know it;
Or they become insignificant, and he does not perceive it.
22 However, his [a]body pains him,
And his soul mourns for himself.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:22 Lit flesh