Verse Comparison: Job 3:23
American Standard Version
`Why is light given' to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
Amplified® Bible
[Why is the light of day given] to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
Contemporary English Version
Why do I go on living when God has me surrounded, and I can't see the road?
Darby English Version
To the man whose way is hidden, and whom +God hath hedged in?
Good News Bible
God keeps their future hidden and hems them in on every side.
King James Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
New American Standard Bible
"{Why is light given} to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?
New International Version
Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
New King James Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Why has light come to a man whose way has become obscured, And whom God has hedged in?
Revised Standard Version
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?
Young's Literal Translation
To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?