21Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.


In Context

18 A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place.

19 Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.

20 Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away.

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

22 But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain, and his soul shall mourn over him.

Job 14:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:21Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:21His sons come to honor, and he knows it not; and they are brought low, but he perceives it not of them.