Job 35:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 35:8

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6 If you sin, what do you accomplish ^aagainst Him?
Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?

7 ^aIf you are righteous, what do you give Him?
Or what does He receive from your hand?

8 Your wickedness affects a man such as you,
And your righteousness a son of man.

9 “Because^a of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.

10 But no one says, ^a‘Where is God my Maker,
^bWho gives songs in the night,

11 Who ^ateaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’

12 ^aThere they cry out, but He does not answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.

13 ^aSurely God will not listen to empty talk,
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

14 ^aAlthough you say you do not see Him,
Yet justice is before Him, and ^byou must wait for Him.

15 And now, because He has not ^apunished in His anger,
Nor taken much notice of folly,

16 ^aTherefore Job opens his mouth in vain;
He multiplies words without knowledge.”

Verse Comparison: Job 35:8

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American Standard Version
Thy wickedness `may hurt' a man as thou art; And thy righteousness `may profit' a son of man.

Amplified® Bible
Your wickedness touches and affects a man such as you are, and your righteousness is for yourself, one of the human race [but it cannot touch God, Who is above such influence].

Contemporary English Version
The evil or good you do only affects other humans.

Darby English Version
Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.

Good News Bible
Others suffer from your sins, and the good you do helps them.

King James Version
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

New American Standard Bible
"Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man.

New International Version
Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself,
and your righteousness only the sons of men.

New King James Version
Your wickedness affects a man such as you,
And your righteousness a son of man.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Your wickedness you reserve for a man like yourself, And your righteousness you reserve for a son of man.

Revised Standard Version
Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man.

Young's Literal Translation
For a man like thyself `is' thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

New English Translation
Your wickedness affects only¹ a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.²

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