To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
WEB
A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
YLT
To a despiser of his friends is shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.
DBT
For him that is fainting kindness [is meet] from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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.