Verse Comparison: Job 20:5
American Standard Version
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Amplified® Bible
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless {and} defiled is but for a moment?
Contemporary English Version
that sinful people are happy for only a while.
Darby English Version
The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
Good News Bible
no wicked people have been happy for long.
King James Version
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
New American Standard Bible
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
New International Version
that the mirth of the wicked is brief,
the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
New King James Version
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
That the triumphing of the wicked has attenuated, And the joy of the godless momentary?
Revised Standard Version
that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Young's Literal Translation
That the singing of the wicked `is' short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,