King James Version

Job 22:15

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

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הַאֹ֣רַחhaorachmannerאֹרַחparticle, interrogative, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.עוֹלָ֣םolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תִּשְׁמֹ֑רtishmorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “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,…דָּרְכ֣וּdarekhvtreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “tread”, a completed actionH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.מְתֵיmetepersonsמַתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “persons”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4962properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)[phrase] few, [idiom] friends, men, persons, [idiom] small.אָֽוֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

Young’s Literal Translation

The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

World English Bible

Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,

Darby Translation

Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?

Douay-Rheims

Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ τρίβον αἰώνιον φυλάξεις, ἣν ἐπάτησαν ἄνδρες δίκαιοι,