18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.


In Context

15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table would be full of fatness.

17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Job 36:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:18Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

36:18Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

36:18Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man : neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

36:18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:18Because there is wrath, beware lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

36:18Because there is wrath, beware lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

36:18Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

36:18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

36:18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.