23For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.


In Context

20 If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:

21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:

22 Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.

23 For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.

24 If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:

25 If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much.

Job 31:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I could do nothing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because his majesty, I can do nothing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.