Parallel JOB 36:21

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BSB Be careful not to turn to iniquity,
⇔ for this you have preferred to affliction.

OEB Beware, and incline not to sin,
⇔ Nor make choice of sin rather than suffering.

WEB Take heed, don’t regard iniquity;
⇔ for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

NET Take heed, do not turn to evil,
 ⇔ for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

LSV Take heed—do not turn to iniquity,
For you have fixed on this
Rather than [on] affliction.

FBV Watch out that you don't turn to evil! For it's because of this that you are being tested through suffering.

T4T Be careful not to begin doing evil things,
⇔ because God has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.

LEB  •  for because of this you have been tried by misery.

BBE Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

ASV Take heed, regard not iniquity:
 ⇔ For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

DRA Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.

YLT Take heed — do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.

DBY Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

RV Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

WBS Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

KJB Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
  (Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou/you chosen rather than affliction. )

BB But beware that thou turne not aside to wickednesse and sinne, which hitherto thou hast chosen more then affliction.
  (But beware that thou/you turn not aside to wickedness and sin, which hitherto thou/you hast chosen more then affliction.)

GNV Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
  (Take thou/you heede: look not to iniquitie: for thou/you hast chosen it rather then affliction. )

CB But bewarre that thou turne not asyde to wickednesse and synne, which hyther to thou hast chosen more then mekenesse.
  (But bewarre that thou/you turn not asyde to wickedness and sin, which hither to thou/you hast chosen more then meeknessse.)

WYC Be thou war, that thou bowe not to wickidnesse; for thou hast bigunne to sue this wickidnesse aftir wretchidnesse.
  (Be thou/you war, that thou/you bow not to wickednesse; for thou/you hast bigunne to sue this wickednesse after wretchidnesse.)

LUT Hüte dich und kehre dich nicht zum Unrecht, wie du denn vor Elend angefangen hast.
  (Hüte you/yourself and kehre you/yourself not for_the Unrecht, like you because before/in_front_of Elend angefangen hast.)

CLV Cave ne declines ad iniquitatem: hanc enim cœpisti sequi post miseriam.
  (Cave ne declines to iniquitatem: hanc because cœpisti sewho after miseriam. )

BRN But take heed lest thou do that which is wrong: for of this thou hast made choice because of poverty.

BrLXX ἀλλὰ φύλαξαι μὴ πράξῃς ἄτοκα· ἐπὶ τοὺτων γὰρ ἐξείλω ἀπὸ πτωχείας.
  (alla fulaxai maʸ praxaʸs atoka; epi toutōn gar exeilō apo ptōⱪeias. )