JOB 9:21 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Εἴτε γὰρ ἠσέβησα, οὐκ οἶδα τῇ ψυχῇ, πλὴν ἀφαιρεῖταί μου ἡ ζωή.
(Eite gar aʸsebaʸsa, ouk oida taʸ psuⱪaʸ, plaʸn afaireitai mou haʸ zōaʸ. )

BrTr For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.

UST I have not done anything wrong, but that does not matter anymore because I do not care what happens to me.
⇔ I do not care whether I live or die.

BSB ⇔ Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself;
⇔ I despise my own life.

OEB Innocent I am – but I reck not.
⇔ I spurn my life; ’tis all one.

WEBBE I am blameless.
⇔ I don’t respect myself.
⇔ I despise my life.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I am blameless. I do not know myself.
⇔ I despise my life.

LSV I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.

FBV I am innocent! I don't care what happens to me. I hate my life!

T4T ⇔ “I have not done what is wrong, but that is not important.
⇔ I despise continuing to remain alive.

LEB • am blameless; I do not care about myself;[fn] I loathe my life.

9:1 Perhaps the meaning is “but it makes no difference to me” (NLT)

BBE I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

JPS I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.

ASV I am perfect; I regard not myself;
⇔ I despise my life.

DRA Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life.

YLT Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.

Drby Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

RV I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

Wbstr Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

KJB-1769 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

KJB-1611 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare, yet am I weery of my lyfe.
(For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare, yet am I weary of my life.)

Gnva Though I were perfite, yet I knowe not my soule: therefore abhorre I my life.
(Though I were perfite, yet I know not my soul: therefore abhorre I my life. )

Cvdl For that I shulde be an innocent, my coscience knoweth it not, yee I my self am weery off my life.
(For that I should be an innocent, my coscience knoweth/knows it not, ye/you_all I myself am weary off my life.)

Wycl Yhe, thouy Y am symple, my soule schal not knowe this same thing; and it schal anoye me of my lijf.
(Yhe, though I am symple, my soul shall not know this same thing; and it shall anoye me of my life.)

Luth Bin ich denn fromm, so darf sich‘s meine SeeLE nicht annehmen. Ich begehre keines Lebens mehr.
(Bin I because fromm, so darf sich‘s my SeeLE not annehmen. I begehre none life mehr.)

ClVg Etiam si simplex fuero, hoc ipsum ignorabit anima mea, et tædebit me vitæ meæ.[fn]
(Etiam when/but_if simplex fuero, this ipsum ignorabit anima mea, and tædebit me of_life meæ. )

9.21 Si simplex fuero. Qui scit bona quæ agit, etc., usque ad hoc exsilium cæcitatis ægre fert, unde subdit: Et tædebit me vitæ meæ. Sed est consolatio hujus caliginis reducta animo justa potentia Dei: quæ et iniquos punit, et justos transcendit.

9.21 When/But_if simplex fuero. Who scit good which agit, etc., until to this exsilium cæcitatis ægre fert, whence subdit: And tædebit me of_life meæ. But it_is consolatio huyus caliginis reducta animo justa potentia of_God: which and iniwhich punit, and justos transcendit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

not care_about self_of,me

In this context, the word know means to have regard for something or to be concerned about something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I am not concerned about my soul”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֹֽא־אֵדַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

not care_about self_of,me

Job is using one part of himself, his soul, to mean all of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I am not concerned about myself”

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