Job 12:5
“He that is ready to slippe with his feet, is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”
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Job 12:5 Context
3But I haue vnderstanding as well as you, I am not inferiour to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he answereth him: the iust vpright man is laughed to scorne. 5He that is ready to slippe with his feet, is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. 6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that prouoke God are secure, into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7But aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the foules of the aire, and they shall tell thee.
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Other Translations for Job 12:5
He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
- King James Version
"He who is at ease holds calamity in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Basic English Bible
He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
- Darby Bible
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
- Webster's Bible
In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.
- World English Bible
A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, a thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 12:5
12:5 Slip with his feet - And fall into trouble; tho' he had formerly shone as a lamp, he is then looked upon as a lamp going out, as the snuff of a candle, which we throw to the ground and tread upon; and accordingly is despised in the thought of him that is at ease.