Job 22:8

Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, 8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. 9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

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Berean Standard Bible
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
American Standard Version (1901)
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
Bible in Basic English
For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.
Free Bible Version
Is it because the land belongs to the powerful, and only the privileged have a right to live there?
King James (Authorized) Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Translation for Translators
Because you were very powerful, you must have taken over all the people’s land, and then, being very respected, you have begun to live on that land.
Unlocked Literal Bible
although you, a mighty man, possessed the earth, although you, an honored man, lived in it.
Noah Webster Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
World English Bible
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
Young's Literal Translation
As to the man of arm — he hath the earth, And the accepted of face — he dwelleth in it.