Verse Comparison: Job 24:18
American Standard Version
Swiftly they `pass away' upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
Amplified® Bible
[You say] Swiftly such men pass away on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; [no treader] turns into their vineyards.
Contemporary English Version
Those sinners are filthy foam on the surface of the water. And so, their fields and vineyards will fall under a curse and won't produce.
Darby English Version
He is swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed on the earth: he turneth not unto the way of the vineyards.
Good News Bible
The wicked are swept away by floods, and the land they own is under God's curse; they no longer go to work in their vineyards.
King James Version
He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
New American Standard Bible
"They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
New International Version
"Yet they are foam on the surface of the water;
their portion of the land is cursed,
so that no one goes to the vineyards.
New King James Version
“They should be swift on the face of the waters,
Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They seem insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion receives curses on the earth
Revised Standard Version
"You say, "They are swiftly carried away upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
Young's Literal Translation
Light he `is' on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.
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