Job 21:16
“Loe, their good is not in their hand, the counsell of the wicked is farre from me.”
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Job 21:16 Context
14Therefore they say vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes. 15What is the Almightie, that wee should serue him? and what profite should we haue, if we pray vnto him? 16Loe, their good is not in their hand, the counsell of the wicked is farre from me. 17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out? and how oft commeth their destruction vpon them? God distributeth sorrowes in his anger. 18They are as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
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Other Translations for Job 21:16
Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- King James Version
"Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)
- Basic English Bible
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
- Darby Bible
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Webster's Bible
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- World English Bible
Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
- Youngs Literal Bible
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 21:16
21:16 Lo - But wicked men have no reason to reject God, because of their prosperity, for their wealth, is not in their hand; neither obtained, nor kept by their own might, but only by God's power and favour. Therefore I am far from approving their opinion, or following their course.