Job 34:20

Elihu Confirms God’s Justice

19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands. 20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

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Berean Standard Bible
They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
American Standard Version (1901)
In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.
Bible in Basic English
Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.
Free Bible Version
They die in a moment; at midnight they shudder and pass away; the mighty are gone without effort.
King James (Authorized) Version
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Translation for Translators
People often die suddenly; he strikes them at midnight and they die; he even gets rid of mighty people without the help of any humans [SYN].
Unlocked Literal Bible
In a moment they will die; at midnight people will be shaken and will pass away; mighty people will be taken away, but not by human hands.
Noah Webster Bible
In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
World English Bible
In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
Young's Literal Translation
[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.