King James Version

Job 22:19

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

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יִרְא֣וּyirvseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…צַדִּיקִ֣יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּveyismachvand be gladשָׂמַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be glad”, an unfinished actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.וְ֝נָקִ֗יvenaqiand innocentנָקִיconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.יִלְעַגyilaghave in derisionלָעַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “have in derision”, an unfinished actionH3932to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligiblyhave in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

Young’s Literal Translation

See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

World English Bible

The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,

Darby Translation

The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

Douay-Rheims

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous have seen it , and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν, ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν.