JOB 4:18 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Listen, he doesn’t even trust his own servants,
⇔ and he accuses his own messengers of making mistakes.

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 Εἰ κατὰ παίδων αὐτοῦ οὐ πιστεύει, κατὰ δὲ ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ σκολιόν τι ἐπενόησε.
(Ei kata paidōn autou ou pisteuei, kata de angelōn autou skolion ti epenoaʸse. )

BrTr Whereas he trusts not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.

ULT Behold, he does not trust in his servants,
⇔ and he charges his angels with folly.

UST Consider this: God recognizes that even his own angels may not always do what is right.
⇔ If they do not act wisely, he corrects them.

BSB If God puts no trust in His servants,
⇔ and He charges His angels with error,

OEB See! He putteth no trust in His servants,
⇔ His angels He chargeth with folly.

WEBBE Behold, he puts no trust in his servants.
⇔ He charges his angels with error.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If God puts no trust in his servants
⇔ and attributes folly to his angels,

LSV Behold, He puts no credence in His servants,
Nor sets praise in His messengers.

FBV If he doesn't even trust his servants, and he says his angels make mistakes,

T4T God cannot be sure that his own angels will always do what is right;
⇔ he declares that some of them have done what is wrong.

LEB • and he charges his angels with error.

BBE Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS Behold, He putteth no trust in His servants, and His angels He chargeth with folly;

ASV Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants;
⇔ And his angels he chargeth with folly:

DRA Behold they that serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he found wickedness:

YLT Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'

Drby Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:

RV Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; and his angels he chargeth with folly:

Wbstr Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

KJB-1769 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:[fn]

4.18 and his…: or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Behold, hee put no trust in his seruants; and his Angels hee charged with folly:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

4:18 Chap. 15. 15. 2.pet. 2.4.

4:18 Or, nor in his Angels, in whom he put light.

Bshps Beholde, he founde not trueth in his seruauntes, and in his angels there was folly:
(Behold, he found not truth in his servants, and in his angels there was folly:)

Gnva Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Seruants, and laid follie vpon his Angels.
(Behold, he found no stedfastnesse in his Seruants, and laid follie upon his Angels. )

Cvdl Beholde, he hath founde vnfaythfulnesse amonge his owne seruauntes, and proude disobedience amonge his angels.
(Behold, he hath/has found unfaythfulnesse among his own servants, and proud disobedience among his angels.)

Wycl Lo! thei that seruen hym ben not stidefast; and he findith schrewidnesse in hise aungels.
(Lo! they that seruen him been not stidefast; and he findith schrewidnesse in his angels.)

Luth Siehe, unter seinen Knechten ist keiner ohne Tadel, und in seinen Boten findet er Torheit.
(See, under his servants is keiner without Tadel, and in his messenger finds he Torheit.)

ClVg Ecce qui serviunt ei, non sunt stabiles, et in angelis suis reperit pravitatem;
(Behold who serviunt ei, not/no are stabiles, and in angelis to_his_own reperit pravitatem; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין & יָשִׂ֥ים

not puts_~_trust & charges

The pronouns he and his refer back to the previous verse to God, not to “a man.” It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “God does not trust … God charges”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ֭⁠עֲבָדָי⁠ו & וּ֝⁠בְ⁠מַלְאָכָ֗י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,servants,his & and,in/on/at/with,angels,his

By his servants, Eliphaz implicitly means the angels he mentions later in the verse. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “in the angels who serve him and … those angels”

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