Job 5:4
Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him
3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
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Berean Standard Bible
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
American Standard Version (1901)
His children are far from safety,
And they are crushed in the gate,
Neither is there any to deliver them:
Bible in Basic English
Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
Free Bible Version
His sons are never safe; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
King James (Authorized) Version
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Translation for Translators
Their sons are never safe; they ◄lose their case/are condemned► when someone ◄takes them to court/sues them►,
because there is no one to defend them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
His children are far from safety;
they are crushed in the city gate.
There is no one to rescue them.
Noah Webster Bible
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them .
World English Bible
His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate.
Neither is there any to deliver them,
Young's Literal Translation
Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.