Verse Comparison: Job 27:18
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He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.Amplified® Bible
He builds his house like a moth {or} a spider, like a booth which a watchman makes [to last for a season].Contemporary English Version
No homes built by the wicked will outlast a cocoon or a shack.Darby English Version
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.Good News Bible
The wicked build houses like a spider's web or like the hut of a slave guarding the fields.King James Version
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.New American Standard Bible
"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut {which} the watchman has made.New International Version
The house he builds is like a moth's cocoon,
like a hut made by a watchman.New King James Version
He builds his house like a moth,
Like a booth which a watchman makes.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.Revised Standard Version
The house which he builds is like a spider's web, like a booth which a watchman makes.Young's Literal Translation
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
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