Verse Comparison: Job 30:26
American Standard Version
When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Amplified® Bible
But when I looked for good, then evil came to me; and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Contemporary English Version
But when I beg for relief and light, all I receive are disaster and darkness.
Darby English Version
For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.
Good News Bible
I hoped for happiness and light, but trouble and darkness came instead.
King James Version
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
New American Standard Bible
"When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.
New International Version
Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;
when I looked for light, then came darkness.
New King James Version
But when I looked for good, evil came to me;
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.
Revised Standard Version
But when I looked for good, evil came; and when I waited for light, darkness came.
Young's Literal Translation
When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.
