Verse Comparison: Job 9:23
American Standard Version
If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.
Amplified® Bible
When [His] scourge slays suddenly, He mocks at the calamity {and} trial of the innocent.
Contemporary English Version
When a good person dies a sudden death, God sits back and laughs.
Darby English Version
If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
Good News Bible
When an innocent person suddenly dies, God laughs.
King James Version
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
New American Standard Bible
"If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
New International Version
When a scourge brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
New King James Version
If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
Revised Standard Version
When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent.
Young's Literal Translation
If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
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