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Job 21
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Job 21
New International Version
Job
21 Then Job replied:
2 “Listen carefully to my words;(A)
let this be the consolation you give me.(B)
3 Bear with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken, mock on.(C)
4 “Is my complaint(D) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?(E)
5 Look at me and be appalled;
clap your hand over your mouth.(F)
6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(G)
trembling seizes my body.(H)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(I)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(J)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(K)
the rod of God is not on them.(L)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(M)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(N)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(O)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(P)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(Q)
and go down to the grave(R) in peace.[a](S)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(T)
We have no desire to know your ways.(U)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(V)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(W)
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(X)
How often does calamity(Y) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?(Z)
18 How often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff(AA) swept away(AB) by a gale?(AC)
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(AD)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(AE)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(AF)
let them drink(AG) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(AH)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(AI)
when their allotted months(AJ) come to an end?(AK)
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(AL)
since he judges even the highest?(AM)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(AN)
completely secure and at ease,(AO)
24 well nourished(AP) in body,[b]
bones(AQ) rich with marrow.(AR)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(AS)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(AT)
and worms(AU) cover them both.(AV)
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(AW)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(AX)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(AY)
that they are delivered from[c] the day of wrath?(AZ)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(BA)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(BB)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(BC)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[d] before them.(BD)
Job 21
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Job 21
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Respuesta de Job a Zofar
21 Entonces respondió Job, y dijo:
2 Escuchad atentamente mis palabras,
y que sea este vuestro consuelo para mí.
3 Tened paciencia y hablaré;
y después que haya hablado, os podréis burlar(A).
4 En cuanto a mí, ¿me quejo yo al[a] hombre(B)?
¿Y por qué no he de ser[b] impaciente(C)?
5 Miradme, y quedaos atónitos,
y poned la mano sobre vuestra boca(D).
6 Aun cuando me acuerdo, me perturbo,
y el horror se apodera de mi carne(E).
7 ¿Por qué siguen viviendo los impíos,
envejecen(F), también se hacen muy poderosos(G)?
8 En su presencia se afirman con ellos sus descendientes[c],
y sus vástagos delante de sus ojos(H);
9 sus casas están libres de temor,
y no está la vara de Dios sobre ellos(I).
10 Su toro engendra sin fallar[d],
su vaca pare y no aborta.
11 Envían fuera a sus pequeños cual rebaño,
y sus niños andan saltando.
12 Cantan[e] con pandero y arpa,
y al son de la flauta se regocijan.
13 Pasan sus días en prosperidad(J),
y de repente descienden al[f] Seol[g].
14 Y dicen a Dios: «¡Apártate de nosotros(K)!
No deseamos el conocimiento de tus caminos.
15 ¿Quién[h] es el Todopoderoso[i], para que le sirvamos,
y qué ganaríamos con rogarle(L)?».
16 He aquí, no está en mano de ellos su prosperidad;
el consejo de los impíos lejos está de mí(M).
17 ¿Cuántas veces es apagada la lámpara de los impíos(N),
o cae sobre ellos su calamidad(O)?
¿Reparte Dios[j] dolores en su ira?
18 ¿Son como paja delante del viento(P),
y como tamo que arrebata el torbellino(Q)?
19 Decís: «Dios guarda la iniquidad de un hombre[k] para sus hijos(R)».
Que Dios[l] le pague para que aprenda.
20 Vean sus ojos su ruina(S),
y beba de la furia del Todopoderoso[m](T).
21 Pues ¿qué le importa la suerte de su casa después de él[n]
cuando el número de sus meses haya sido cortado?
22 ¿Puede enseñarse a Dios sabiduría(U),
siendo que Él juzga a los encumbrados(V)?
23 Uno muere en pleno vigor,
estando completamente tranquilo y satisfecho[o](W);
24 sus ijares están repletos de grosura[p],
húmeda está la médula de sus huesos(X),
25 mientras otro muere con alma amargada,
y sin haber probado[q] nada bueno.
26 Juntos yacen en el polvo(Y),
y los gusanos los cubren(Z).
27 He aquí, yo conozco vuestros pensamientos,
y los designios con los cuales me dañaríais.
28 Porque decís: «¿Dónde está la casa del noble(AA),
y dónde la tienda donde moraban los impíos(AB)?».
29 ¿No habéis preguntado a los caminantes,
y no reconocéis su testimonio[r]?
30 Porque el impío es preservado para el día de la destrucción(AC);
ellos serán conducidos en el día de la ira(AD).
31 ¿Quién le declarará en su cara sus acciones,
y quién le pagará por lo que ha hecho?
32 Mientras es llevado al sepulcro,
velarán sobre su túmulo.
33 Los terrones del valle suavemente le cubrirán[s](AE),
y le seguirán[t] todos los hombres,
e innumerables otros irán delante de él(AF).
34 ¿Cómo, pues, me consoláis(AG) en vano?
Vuestras respuestas están llenas de falsedad[u].
Footnotes
- Job 21:4 O, contra el
- Job 21:4 Lit., no ha de ser mi espíritu
- Job 21:8 Lit., se afirma su simiente
- Job 21:10 Lit., y no falla
- Job 21:12 Lit., Alzaron la voz
- Job 21:13 Así en muchas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., son desbaratados por el
- Job 21:13 I.e., región de los muertos
- Job 21:15 Lit., Qué
- Job 21:15 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 21:17 Lit., El
- Job 21:19 Lit., su iniquidad
- Job 21:19 Lit., El
- Job 21:20 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 21:21 I.e., después que él muera
- Job 21:23 O, quieto
- Job 21:24 Así en la versión siriaca; heb., incierto. Algunos traducen: sus baldes están llenos de leche
- Job 21:25 Lit., comido
- Job 21:29 Lit., sus señales
- Job 21:33 Lit., le serán dulces
- Job 21:33 Lit., se allegarán a él
- Job 21:34 O, infidelidad
Job 21
New King James Version
Job 21
New King James Version
Job’s Discourse on the Wicked
21 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your [a]consolation.
3 Bear with me that I may speak,
And after I have spoken, keep (A)mocking.
4 “As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
5 Look at me and be astonished;
(B)Put your hand over your mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
7 (C)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(D)Neither is [b]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (E)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (F)spend their days in wealth,
And [c]in a moment go down to the [d]grave.
14 (G)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (H)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (I)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
16 Indeed [e]their prosperity is not in their hand;
(J)The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God (K)distributes in His anger?
18 (L)They are like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that a storm [f]carries away.
19 They say, ‘God [g]lays up [h]one’s iniquity (M)for his children’;
Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
20 Let his eyes see his destruction,
And (N)let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
22 “Can(O) anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high?
23 One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;
24 His [i]pails are full of milk,
And the marrow of his bones is moist.
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
26 They (P)lie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.
27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is [j]the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’
29 Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?
30 (Q)For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
31 Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?
32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
(R)Everyone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.
34 How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since [k]falsehood remains in your answers?”
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Job 21
King James Version
Job 21
King James Version
21 But Job answered and said,
2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Job 21
International Children’s Bible
Job 21
International Children’s Bible
Job Answers Zophar
21 Then Job answered:
2 “Listen carefully to my words.
Let this be the way you comfort me.
3 Be patient while I speak.
After I have finished, you may continue to make fun of me if you wish.
4 “My complaint is not just against people.
I have reason to be impatient.
5 Look at me then and be shocked.
Put your hand over your mouth in shock.
6 When I think about this, I am terribly afraid.
My body shakes!
7 Why do evil people live a long time?
They grow old and become more powerful.
8 They see their children become strong around them.
They watch their children grow up.
9 Their homes are safe and without fear.
God does not punish them.
10 Their bulls never fail to mate.
Their cows have healthy calves.
11 Their children run and play like flocks of lambs.
Their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of tambourines and harps.
The sound of the flute makes them happy.
13 Evil people enjoy success during their lives.
Then they go down in peace to where the dead are.
14 But they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!
We don’t want to know your ways.
15 Who is God All-Powerful that we should serve him?
We would gain nothing by praying to him.’
16 But the wicked think they succeed by their own strength.
Their way of thinking is not godly.
17 Yet how often is the lamp of evil people turned off?
How often does trouble come to them?
How often do they suffer the punishment God plans in his anger?
18 How often are they like straw in the wind
or like chaff that is blown away by a storm?
19 It is said, ‘God saves up a man’s punishment for the man’s children.’
God should punish the evil person himself so he will know it.
20 His eyes should see his own destruction.
He should suffer the anger of God All-Powerful.
21 He does not care about the family he leaves behind
when his life has come to an end.
22 “No one can teach knowledge to God.
He is the one who judges even the most important people.
23 One man dies while he still has all his strength.
He feels completely safe and comfortable.
24 His body was well fed.
And his bones were strong and healthy.
25 But another man dies with an unhappy heart.
He never had any happiness.
26 These two men are buried next to each other.
And worms cover both of them.
27 “I know very well what you are thinking.
I know your plans to do wrong to me.
28 You say about me, ‘Now where is this great man’s house?
And where are the tents where the evil men lived?’
29 You have never asked those who travel.
You have not listened to their stories.
30 On the day of God’s anger and punishment,
it is the evil man who is spared.
31 Who will accuse him to his face?
No one pays him back for the evil he has done.
32 He is carried to his grave.
And someone keeps watch over his tomb.
33 The dirt in the valley will seem sweet to him.
Everybody follows after him.
Many people go before him.
34 “So you cannot comfort me with this nonsense.
Your answers are still only lies!”
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