Passage

Job 30

Book: Job · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. 2. Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished. 3. They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. 4. They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food. 5. They are driven forth from the midst of men; They cry after them as after a thief; 6. So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks. 7. Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together. 8. They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land. 9. And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. 10. They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face. 11. For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me. 12. Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction. 13. They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that have no helper. 14. As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me. 15. Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud. 16. And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17. In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the pains that gnaw me take no rest. 18. By God's great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19. He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes. 20. I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me. 21. Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me. 22. Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it; And thou dissolvest me in the storm. 23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living. 24. Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help? 25. Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy? 26. When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness. 27. My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me. 28. I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help. 29. I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches. 30. My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned with heat. 31. Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep." (Job 30:1-31, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. “But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. 2. Of what use is the strength of their hands to me, men in whom ripe age has perished? 3. They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation. 4. They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food. 5. They are driven out from among men. They cry after them as after a thief; 6. So that they dwell in frightful valleys, and in holes of the earth and of the rocks. 7. Among the bushes they bray; and under the nettles they are gathered together. 8. They are children of fools, yes, children of base men. They were flogged out of the land. 9. “Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them. 10. They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don’t hesitate to spit in my face. 11. For he has untied his cord, and afflicted me; and they have thrown off restraint before me. 12. On my right hand rise the rabble. They thrust aside my feet, They cast up against me their ways of destruction. 13. They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, without anyone’s help. 14. As through a wide breach they come, in the middle of the ruin they roll themselves in. 15. Terrors have turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud. 16. “Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me. 17. In the night season my bones are pierced in me, and the pains that gnaw me take no rest. 18. By great force is my garment disfigured. It binds me about as the collar of my coat. 19. He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes. 20. I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me. 21. You have turned to be cruel to me. With the might of your hand you persecute me. 22. You lift me up to the wind, and drive me with it. You dissolve me in the storm. 23. For I know that you will bring me to death, To the house appointed for all living. 24. “However doesn’t one stretch out a hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help? 25. Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy? 26. When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness. 27. My heart is troubled, and doesn’t rest. Days of affliction have come on me. 28. I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help. 29. I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches. 30. My skin grows black and peels from me. My bones are burned with heat. 31. Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep." (Job 30:1-31, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. ^{younger: Heb. of fewer days than I} 2. Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? 3. For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. ^{solitary: or, dark as the night} ^{in: Heb. yesternight} 4. Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. 5. They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) 6. To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. ^{caves: Heb. holes} 7. Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. 8. They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. ^{base: Heb. men of no name} 9. And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. 10. They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. ^{and: Heb. and withhold not spittle from} 11. Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 12. Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. 13. They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 14. They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me. 15. Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. ^{my soul: Heb. my principal one} 16. And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17. My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18. By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19. He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20. I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not. 21. Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. ^{become: Heb. turned to be cruel} ^{thy: Heb. the strength of thy hand} 22. Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance. ^{substance: or, wisdom} 23. For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. 24. Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. ^{grave: Heb. heap} 25. Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? ^{in trouble: Heb. hard of day?} 26. When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. 27. My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. 28. I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. 29. I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. ^{owls: or, ostriches} 30. My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. 31. My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep." (Job 30:1-31, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And now, laughed at me, Have the younger in days than I, Whose fathers I have loathed to set With the dogs of my flock. 2. Also, the power of their hands, why [is it] to me? On them hath old age perished. 3. With want and with famine gloomy, Those fleeing to a dry place, Formerly a desolation and waste, 4. Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots [is] their food. 5. From the midst they are cast out, (They shout against them as a thief), 6. In a frightful place of valleys to dwell, Holes of earth and clefts. 7. Among shrubs they do groan, Under nettles they are gathered together. 8. Sons of folly, even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land. 9. And now, their song I have been, And I am to them for a byword. 10. They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit. 11. Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away. 12. On the right hand doth a brood arise, My feet they have cast away, And they raise up against me, Their paths of calamity. 13. They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, 'He hath no helper.' 14. As a wide breach they come, Under the desolation have rolled themselves. 15. He hath turned against me terrors, It pursueth as the wind mine abundance, And as a thick cloud, Hath my safety passed away. 16. And now, in me my soul poureth itself out, Seize me do days of affliction. 17. At night my bone hath been pierced in me, And mine eyelids do not lie down. 18. By the abundance of power, Is my clothing changed, As the mouth of my coat it doth gird me. 19. Casting me into mire, And I am become like dust and ashes. 20. I cry unto Thee, And Thou dost not answer me, I have stood, and Thou dost consider me. 21. Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me. 22. Thou dost lift me up, On the wind Thou dost cause me to ride, And Thou meltest, Thou levellest me. 23. For I have known To death Thou dost bring me back, And [to] the house appointed for all living. 24. Surely not against the heap Doth He send forth the hand, Though in its ruin they have safety. 25. Did not I weep for him whose day is hard? Grieved hath my soul for the needy. 26. When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh. 27. My bowels have boiled, and have not ceased, Gone before me have days of affliction. 28. Mourning I have gone without the sun, I have risen, in an assembly I cry. 29. A brother I have been to dragons, And a companion to daughters of the ostrich. 30. My skin hath been black upon me, And my bone hath burned from heat, 31. And my harp doth become mourning, And my organ the sound of weeping." (Job 30:1-31, YLT)

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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