Verse Comparison: Job 27:18
American Standard Version
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.