King James Version

Job 21:16

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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הֵ֤ןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…בְיָדָ֣םveyadamin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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, […טוּבָ֑םtuvamgladnessטוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.עֲצַ֥תatsatadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.רָ֣חֲקָהrachaqahlooseרָחַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “loose”, a completed actionH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מֶֽנִּיmenifrom fromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

World English Bible

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Darby Translation

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!

Douay-Rheims

Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For their good things were in their hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν χερσὶ γὰρ ἦν αὐτῶν τὰ ἀγαθὰ, ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν οὐκ ἐφορᾷ.