JOB 34:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The one who doesn’t show favour to princes,
⇔ ≈and doesn’t favour the rich in front of the poor.
⇔ Yes, they’re all the work of his hands.

34:19 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὃς οὐκ ἐπαισχυνθῇ πρόσωπον ἐντίμου, οὐδὲ οἶδε τιμὴν θέσθαι ἁδροῖς θαυμασθῆναι πρόσωπα αὐτῶν.
(Hos ouk epaisⱪunthaʸ prosōpon entimou, oude oide timaʸn thesthai hadrois thaumasthaʸnai prosōpa autōn. )

BrTr Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.

ULT who does not lift the faces of princes
⇔ and does not acknowledge the rich to the face of the poor,
⇔ for all of them are the work of his hands.

UST God does not treat rulers better than he treats other people.
⇔ God does not treat rich people more respectfully than he treats poor people.
⇔ After all, God created all people.

BSB who is not partial to princes
⇔ and does not favor rich over poor?
⇔ For they are all the work of His hands.

OEB Who showeth no favour to princes,
⇔ Regardeth not rich more than poor?
⇔ For the work of His hands are they all:

WEBBE He doesn’t respect the persons of princes,
⇔ nor respect the rich more than the poor,
⇔ for they all are the work of his hands.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET who shows no partiality to princes,
⇔ and does not take note of the rich more than the poor,
⇔ because all of them are the work of his hands?

LSV That has not accepted the person of princes,
Nor has known the rich before the poor,
For all of them [are] a work of His hands.

FBV He doesn't think more of the rich than the poor, for they are all people he himself made.

T4T He does not favor rulers more than he favors others;
⇔ he does not favor rich people more than poor people,
⇔ because he created all of them.

LEB • [fn] and who[fn] • for all of them are the work of his hands?

34:1 Literally “he does not lift the face of officials”

34:1 Literally “he does not regard the eminent to the face of the poor/insignificant”

BBE Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

ASV That respecteth not the persons of princes,
⇔ Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor;
⇔ For they all are the work of his hands.

DRA Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands.

YLT That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands [are] all of them.

Drby [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.

RV How much less to him that respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Wbstr How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

KJB-1769 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

KJB-1611 [fn]How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands.
(How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands.)

34:19 Deut. 10. 17.2. chro. 9.7. act. 10.34. rom. 2.11. gal. 2.6. ephe. 6 9. colos.3.25. I. pet. 1.17.

Bshps God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the riche more then the poore: for they be al the worke of his handes.
(God hath/has no respect unto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the rich more then the poore: for they be all the work of his hands.)

Gnva How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.
(How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the work of his hands. )

Cvdl Vngodly men are ye He hath no respecte vnto the personnes of ye lordly, & regardeth not the rich more the poore. For they be all the worke of his hondes.
(Vngodly men are ye/you_all He hath/has no respecte unto the personnes of ye/you_all lordly, and regardeth not the rich more the poore. For they be all the work of his hands.)

Wycl `Which takith not the persoones of princes, nether knew a tyraunt, whanne he stryuede ayens a pore man; for alle men ben the werk of hise hondis.
(`Which takith not the persoones of princes, neither knew a tyraunt, when he strivede against a poor man; for all men been the work of his hands.)

Luth Der doch nicht ansiehet die Person der Fürsten und kennet den Herrlichen nicht mehr denn den Armen; denn sie sind alle seiner Hände Werk.
(The though/but not ansiehet the Person the/of_the prince(s) and kennet the Lordlichen not more because the Armen; because they/she/them are all his hands Werk.)

ClVg qui non accipit personas principum, nec cognovit tyrannum cum disceptaret contra pauperem: opus enim manuum ejus sunt universi.
(who not/no accipit personas of_the_princes, but_not he_knew tyrannum when/with disceptaret on_the_contrary pauperem: opus because manuum his are universi. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־נָשָׂ֨א ׀ פְּנֵ֥י שָׂרִ֗ים

which/who not he_shows_partiality face/surface_of princes

See how you translated the similar expression in 13:8. Alternate translation: “who does not show favoritism to princes”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵי־דָ֑ל

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before poor

In this context, the phrase to the face of means “in front of” or “ahead of.” Alternate translation: “ahead of the poor” or “more than the poor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

שׁ֭וֹעַ & דָ֑ל

rich & poor

Elihu is using the adjectives rich and poor as nouns to mean certain kinds of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “rich people … poor people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדָ֣י⁠ו כֻּלָּֽ⁠ם

work hands,his all,they

Elihu is using one part of God, his hands, to mean all of him in the act of making people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he has made all of them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

יָדָ֣י⁠ו

hands,his

If you decided in verse 17 to use a statement or exclamation to translate the question that begins in the middle of that verse and continues to the end of this verse, remember to use the punctuation here that your language uses to mark the end of a statement or exclamation.

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