Job 20:4
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,In other versions
Knowest thou `not' this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
ASV
Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,
BBE
Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
DBY
Don't you know this from old time, Since man was placed on earth,
WEB
This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?
YLT
Know you not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
ENG
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
WBT
Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
BSB
In context
2Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;