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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/34-8.htm" title="Job 34:8">◄</a> Job 34:9 <a href="../job/34-10.htm" title="Job 34:10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For he says, 'There is no profit in trying to please God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has even said, ‘Why waste time trying to please God?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For he has said, ‘It is of no use to a man When he becomes friends with God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing When he takes delight <i>and</i> is pleased with God <i>and</i> obeys Him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, “A man gains nothing when he becomes God’s friend.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, "A man gains nothing when he becomes God's friend." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because he has said, "It doesn't pay to please God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He says that it never does any good to try to follow God's will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He says, 'It doesn't do any good to try to please God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he says, 'There's no profit for a man to find joy with God.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he says, 'It does not profit a man when he makes his delight with God.' </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing That he should delight in God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/34.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/34.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/34.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing when he delights himself in God. '<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/34.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/34.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/34.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />For he hath sayde, It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/34.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />For he saieth: Though a ma be good, yet is he naught before God.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For he has said, It does not profit a man "" When he delights himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he said, It will not profit a man in delighting himself with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath said : Man shall not please God, although he run with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You said that a man is not just when he is a worshiper of God<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he has said that a man is not justified because he fears God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing That he should be in accord with God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas <i>there is</i> a visitation on him from the Lord.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he has said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5532.htm" title="5532: yis·kān- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary.">‘It profits</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: gā·ḇer (N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: bir·ṣō·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">that he should delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.’</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">For</a><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say"> he hath said</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">, ‘It doth not</a><a href="/hebrew/5532.htm" title="5532. cakan (saw-kan') -- benefit"> profit</a><a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man"> a man</a><a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521. ratsah (raw-tsaw') -- to be pleased with, accept favorably">, When he delighteth</a><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973. im (eem) -- with"> himself with</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god"> God.’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> he has said</a>, <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="גֶּבֶר_1 ncmsa 1397">“A man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5532.htm" title="סכן_1 vqi3ms 5532"> gains</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> nothing</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">when</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> he</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> becomes God’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="רצה_1 vqc 7521"> friend</a>.” </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">"For he has said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5532a.htm" title="5532a">It profits</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521. ratsah (raw-tsaw') -- to be pleased with, accept favorably">When he is pleased</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">with God.'</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">For he hath said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5532.htm" title="5532. cakan (saw-kan') -- benefit">It profiteth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397. geber (gheh'-ber) -- man">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521. ratsah (raw-tsaw') -- to be pleased with, accept favorably">nothing that he should delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">himself with God.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/34-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/34-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>