21Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.


In Context

18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

19 If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?

20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.

21 Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.

22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'

23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

Job 9:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:21"Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:21Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:21I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21Were I perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:21I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21I am blameless. I don't respect myself. I despise my life.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.