Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.
WEB
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
YLT
He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
DBT
He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
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.