King James Version

Job 12:6

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

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יִשְׁלָ֤יוּyishlayvbe happyשָׁלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be happy”, an unfinished actionH7951to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successfulbe happy, prosper, be in safety.אֹֽהָלִ֨יםohalimtentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “tent”, the ordinary formH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםleshodedimto deadשָׁדַדpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to dead”, a verb used as a describing wordH7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravagedead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתuvatuchotand secureבַּטֻּחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and secure”, the ordinary formH987securitysecure.לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיlemargizeto stand in aweרָגַזpreposition, verb, hiphil, participle, construct — “to stand in awe”, a verb used as a describing wordH7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'לַאֲשֶׁ֤רlaasherto becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “to because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הֵבִ֖יאhevito comeבּוֹאverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).בְּיָדֽוֹbeyadvoin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly .

Young’s Literal Translation

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

World English Bible

The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.

Darby Translation

The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth.

Douay-Rheims

The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure, in whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ μηδεὶς πεποιθέτω πονηρὸς ὢν ἀθῶος ἔσεσθαι, ὅσοι παροργίζουσι τὸν Κύριον, ὡς οὐχὶ καὶ ἔτασις αὐτῶν ἔσται.