JOB 8:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He leans against his house but it collapses.
⇔ He takes hold of it, but it doesn’t stand again.

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 Ἐὰν ὑπερείσῃ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ στῇ· ἐπιλαβομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ·
(Ean hupereisaʸ taʸn oikian autou, ou maʸ staʸ; epilabomenou de autou, ou maʸ hupomeinaʸ; )

BrTr If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.

ULT He leans himself against his house and it does not stand;
⇔ he takes hold of it, but it does not arise.

UST Godless people think they are secure because they are wealthy,
⇔ but ultimately they can not rely on their wealth for security.
⇔ When they begin to fail despite their wealth, they try to preserve their status,
⇔ but they fail anyway.

BSB He leans on his web, but it gives way;
⇔ he holds fast, but it does not endure.

OEB He leans on his house, but it stands not:
⇔ He grasps, but it cannot endure.

WEBBE He will lean on his house, but it will not stand.
⇔ He will cling to it, but it will not endure.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He leans against his house but it does not hold up,
⇔ he takes hold of it but it does not stand.

LSV He leans on his house—and it does not stand,
He takes hold on it—and it does not abide.

FBV They look to their home to provide security, but it provides no support. They try to hang onto it, but it doesn't last.

T4T If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not ◄endure/protect them► [LIT];
⇔ they cling to things to be protected, but those things do not remain firm.

LEB • [fn] it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but[fn] it will not endure.

8:1 Hebrew “and”

BBE He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

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JPS He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

ASV He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:
⇔ He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

DRA He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise:

YLT He leaneth on his house — and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it — and it abideth not.

Drby He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.

RV He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

Wbstr He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

KJB-1769 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

KJB-1611 He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
(He shall leane upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.)

Bshps He shal leane vpon his house, but it shal not stande: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.
(He shall leane upon his house, but it shall not stande: he shall hold him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.)

Gnva He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.
(He shall leane upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold him fast by it, yet shall it not endure. )

Cvdl He leeneth him vpo his house, but he shal not stonde: he holdeth him fast by it, yet shal he not endure.
(He leeneth him upo his house, but he shall not stonde: he holdeth/holds him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.)

Wycl He schal leene, `ether reste, on his hows, and it schal not stonde; he schal vndursette it, and it schal not rise togidere.
(He shall leene, `ether reste, on his house, and it shall not stonde; he shall undersette it, and it shall not rise together.)

Luth Er verlässet sich auf sein Haus und wird doch nicht bestehen; er wird sich dran halten, aber doch nicht stehen bleiben.
(He verlässet itself/yourself/themselves on his house and becomes though/but not bestehen; he becomes itself/yourself/themselves dran halten, but though/but not stehen bleiben.)

ClVg Innitetur super domum suam, et non stabit; fulciet eam, et non consurget.[fn]
(Innitetur over home his_own, and not/no stabit; fulciet eam, and not/no consurget. )

8.15 Innitetur super domum suam. Domus mentis, est quælibet res quam per dilectionem habitat animus: domus ergo hypocritæ, est favor. Vel, domus est fiducia sanctitatis, quæ coram hominibus, sed non coram Deo stabit.

8.15 Innitetur over home suam. Domus mentis, it_is quælibet res how through dilectionem habitat animus: home therefore hypocritæ, it_is favor. Vel, home it_is fiducia sanctitatis, which before hominibus, but not/no before Deo stabit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן עַל־בֵּ֭ית⁠וֹ וְ⁠לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד יַחֲזִ֥יק בּ֝֗⁠וֹ וְ⁠לֹ֣א יָקֽוּם

leans on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house,his and=not stand lays_hold in/on/over=him/it and=not endure

Bildad is speaking of a godless person as if he were literally leaning against his house and causing it to collapse beyond repair. The house represents the possessions and status of the godless person. Alternate translation: “It does not take much for a godless person to lose his possessions and status without any hope of recovering them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד & וְ⁠לֹ֣א יָקֽוּם

and=not stand & and=not endure

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use positive statements in your translation in place of these negative ones. Alternate translation: “and it collapses … but it remains collapsed”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יָקֽוּם

and=not and=not endure

Bildad is speaking of the house of a godless person as if it were a living thing that could arise on its own. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but he cannot make it stand upright again” or “but he cannot repair it”

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