Verse List for JOB 20:20

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Zofar (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) ⇔  Their bellies are never at ease. ⇔ They never deliver what they desire.

OET-LV If/because not he _knows ease in_belly _of_his among_his _desired _of_things not he _delivers.

ULT Because he has not known satisfaction in his belly, ⇔  he will not rescue, any desired, thing of his.

UST No matter how much they got, they still remained greedy, ⇔  and as a result, they lost the things that they enjoyed having.

BSB & MSB Because his appetite is never satisfied, ⇔  he cannot escape with his treasure.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  “Because he knew no quietness within him, ⇔  he will not save anything of that in which he delights.

NET For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; ⇔ he does not let anything he desires escape.

LSV For he has not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he does not deliver himself.

FBV Because their greed was never satisfied,[fn] nothing they liked is left that they didn't consume.

T4T ⇔  “They were always greedy and never satisfied. ⇔  They just keep dreaming about owning more and more things.

LEB • Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach,
• he lets nothing escape that he desires .[fn]

BBE There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

Moff as his greed knew no pause, ⇔  he shall not save one thing that he desired;

JPS Because he knew no quietness within him, in his greed he suffered nought to escape,

ASV ⇔  Because he knew no quietness within him, ⇔ He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

DRA And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them.

YLT For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

Drby Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

RV Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.
(Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth/delights.)

SLT For he knew not tranquillity in his belly, in his desire he shall not escape.

Wbstr Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

KJB-1769 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.[fn]

KJB-1611 Surely he shall not [fn]feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps Because he could not perceaue when his belly was well, through his greedie desire he shall not escape.
(Because he could not perceive when his belly was well, through his greedy desire he shall not escape.)

Gnva Surely he shall feele no quietnes in his bodie, neither shall he reserue of that which he desired.
(Surely he shall feel no quietnes in his body, neither shall he reserve of that which he desired.)

Cvdl His bely coude neuer be fylled, therfore shall he perish in his couetousnesse.
(His belly could never be filled, therefore shall he perish in his covetousness.)

Wycl And his wombe was not fillid; and whanne he hath that, that he couetide, he may not holde in possessioun.
(And his womb was not filled; and when he hath/has that, that he covetide, he may not hold in possession.)

Luth Denn sein Wanst konnte nicht voll werden, und wird durch sein köstlich Gut nicht entrinnen.
(Because be belly could not full/whole become, and becomes through be delicious good_(one) not escape(v).)

ClVg Nec est satiatus venter ejus: et cum habuerit quæ concupierat, possidere non poterit.[fn]
(Neither it_is satiatus belly his/her: and when/with has_had which concupierat, to_possess not/no will_be_able.)

UHB כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּ⁠בִטְנ֑⁠וֹ בַּ֝⁠חֲמוּד֗⁠וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃ ‡

BrLXX Οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ σωτηρία τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν, ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ αὐτοῦ οὐ σωθήσεται.

BrTr There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.