Job 21:15-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁵‘^[a]Who is ^[b]the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
And ^(A)what would we gain if we entreat Him?’
¹⁶“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The ^(B)counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁷“How often is ^(C)the lamp of the wicked put out,
Or does their ^(D)calamity fall on them?
Does ^[c]God apportion destruction in His anger?

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Job 21:15 Lit What
Job 21:15 Heb Shaddai
Job 21:17 Lit He

Job 21:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’^(A)
¹⁶But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.^(B)

¹⁷“Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?^(C)
How often does calamity^(D) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?^(E)