He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJob — The canonical wisdom-literature interrogation of undeserved suffering. A prose frame enclosing three cycles of dialogue, a late Elihu interrupt, and a whirlwind theophany that does not answer the question — it relativizes it.
- Author
- Anonymous. Talmudic tradition names Moses (Bava Batra 14b); internal features (patriarchal setting, no Mosaic Law reference, Job sacrificing as family head, *qesitah* currency of Gen 33:19) suggest patriarchal-era composition or at least tradition-origin.
- Date
- Traditional: patriarchal period, c. 2000–1800 BC. Critical proposals scatter across pre-exilic to post-exilic. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer takes the position.