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Job 6:14

King James Version (KJV)

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Translations

Job 6:14 - Amplified Bible

To him who is about to faint {and} despair, kindness is due from his friend, lest he forsake the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - American Standard Version

To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - Bible in Basic English

He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

Job 6:14 - Darby Bible

For him that is fainting kindness [is meet] from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - English Standard Version

"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - King James Version

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Para el abatido, debe haber compasiòn de parte de su amigo;
no sea que abandone el temor del Todopoderoso.

Job 6:14 - The Message

"When desperate people give up on God Almighty,
   their friends, at least, should stick with them.
But my brothers are fickle as a gulch in the desert—
   one day they’re gushing with water
From melting ice and snow
   cascading out of the mountains,
But by midsummer they’re dry,
   gullies baked dry in the sun.
Travelers who spot them and go out of their way for a drink
   end up in a waterless gulch and die of thirst.
Merchant caravans from Tema see them and expect water,
   tourists from Sheba hope for a cool drink.
They arrive so confident—but what a disappointment!
   They get there, and their faces fall!
And you, my so-called friends, are no better—
      there’s nothing to you!
   One look at a hard scene and you shrink in fear.
It’s not as though I asked you for anything—
   I didn’t ask you for one red cent—
Nor did I beg you to go out on a limb for me.
   So why all this dodging and shuffling?

Job 6:14 - New American Standard Bible

"For the despairing man {there should be} kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Para el abatido, debe haber compasiòn de parte de su amigo;
No sea que abandone el temor (la reverencia) del Todopoderoso.

Job 6:14 - World English Bible

"To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; Even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 6:14 - Young's Living Translation

To a despiser of his friends [is] shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

Job 6:14 - Additional Comments

Job is feeling that his friends are not being kind to him in his affliction, but condemning him.
Whatever trouble our friends may get into, may we never neglect to show kindness. Even when they don't deserve it.

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