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Berean Standard Bible

“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?”

Job 21:17

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

World English Bible (WEB)

“How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?

King James Version (KJV)

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

American Standard Version (ASV)

How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¡Oh cuántas veces la lámpara de los impíos es apagada, y viene sobre ellos su quebranto, y Dios en su ira les reparte dolores!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Sin embargo, los ricos se quedan tan campantes como siempre. Jamás tienen tribulaciones, y Dios se olvida de ellos al distribuir sus dolores y su ira.

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