JOB 9:29 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐπειδὴ δέ εἰμι ἀσεβὴς, διὰ τί οὐκ ἀπέθανον;
(Epeidaʸ de eimi asebaʸs, dia ti ouk apethanon; )

UST He will condemn me anyway,
⇔ so why should I keep trying in vain to defend myself?

OEB I then am I infallibly guilty,
⇔ So why should I labour in vain?

WEBBE I will be condemned.
⇔ Why then do I labour in vain?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If I am guilty,
⇔ why then weary myself in vain?

LSV I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.

FBV Since I'm condemned, what's the point in arguing?

T4T He will ◄condemn me/declare that I should be punished►,
⇔ so why should I keep trying in vain to defend myself?

LEB • If I shall be declared guilty, why then should I labor in vain?

BBE You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

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JPS I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?

ASV I shall be condemned;
⇔ Why then do I labor in vain?

DRA But if so also I am wicked, why have I laboured in vain?

YLT I — I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.

Drby Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?

RV I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?

Wbstr If I am wicked, why then do I labor in vain?

KJB-1769 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

KJB-1611 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vaine?

Bshps If I be wicked, why then labour I in vayne?

Gnva If I be wicked, why labour I thus in vaine?

Cvdl Yf I be then a wicked one, why haue I laboured in vayne?
(If I be then a wicked one, why have I laboured in vayne?)

Wycl Sotheli if Y am also thus wickid, whi haue Y trauelid in veyn?
(Truly if I am also thus wicked, why have I travelled in veyn?)

Luth Bin ich denn gottlos, warum leide ich denn solche vergebliche Plage?
(Bin I because gottlos, warum leide I because such vergebliche Plage?)

ClVg Si autem et sic impius sum, quare frustra laboravi?[fn]
(When/But_if however and so impius I_am, quare frustra laboravi? )

9.29 Si autem et sic impius sum. Non pœnitet laborasse, sed inter labores de præmiis incertum se esse dolet. Ita est incertus justus, ut confidat, ita confidit ne securus torpeat. Frustra: dico quia.

9.29 When/But_if however and so impius sum. Non pœnitet laborasse, but between labores about præmiis incertum se esse dolet. Ita it_is incertus justus, as confidat, ita confidit not securus torpeat. Frustra: dico quia.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָ⁠מָּה

I condemned to/for=what

This could mean: (1) that in order to convey emphasis, Job is saying the opposite of what he means. If a speaker of your language would not do this, in your translation you could indicate what Job actually means and convey the emphasis another way. Alternate translation: “God thinks I am wicked! So why” (2) that without intending to convey emphasis, Job is describing how he believes God would regard him. Alternate translation: “Since God would consider me to be wicked anyway, why”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע

I condemned

For emphasis, Job is stating the pronoun I, whose meaning is already present in the word translated know. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction here in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. Alternate translation: “I am a wicked person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע

to/for=what this Heⱱel/(Abel) labour

Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “there is no reason for me to toil in vain”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע

Heⱱel/(Abel) labour

By toil, Job implicitly means working hard to prove his innocence. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “would I work hard in vain to prove my innocence”

Parallel JOB 9:29