King James Version

Job 35:8

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

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לְאִישׁleishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…כָּמ֥וֹךָkamokhathusכְּמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָrishekhainiquityרֶשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “iniquity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7562a wrong (especially moral)iniquity, wicked(-ness).וּלְבֶןulevenand to sonבֵּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָ֝דָ֗םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.צִדְקָתֶֽךָtsidqatekhajusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

World English Bible

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

Darby Translation

Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.

Douay-Rheims

Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy ungodliness may affect a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁμοίῳ σου ἡ ἀσέβειά σου, καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου.