He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
WEB
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
YLT
He leaneth on his house--and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it--and it abideth not.
DBT
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
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.