Job 14:21

In 11 translations

BSB

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.

KJV

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

WEB

His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.

ASV

His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

LSV

His sons are honored, and he does not know; And they are little, and he does not attend to them.

YLT

Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

DBY

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.

DRC

Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.

GNV

And he knoweth not if his sonnes shall be honourable, neither shall he vnderstand concerning them, whether they shalbe of lowe degree,

JPS

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

LXXE

and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.

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WLC

יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃

LXX-Br

πολλὼν δὲ γενομένων τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ, οὐκ οἶδεν· ἐὰν δὲ ὀλίγοι γένωνται, οὐκ ἐπέσταται.

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• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18–19I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have…
• Isaiah 63:16Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
• 1 Samuel 4:20As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.
• Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
• Isaiah 39:7–8And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he…

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