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Job 36:18

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Job 36:18 · King James Version

In other versions

  • For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

    ASV

  • ...

    BBE

  • Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.

    DBY

  • Don't let riches entice you to wrath, Neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

    WEB

  • Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

    YLT

  • Because there is wrath, beware lest he take you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

    ENG

  • Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

    WBT

  • Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

    BSB

In context

16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

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