Job 15:34

For the company of the godless is barren, ¹  and fire ²  consumes the tents of those who accept bribes. ³ 

biblegateway Job 15:34

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.

biblegateway Job 15:34

"For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.

biblegateway Job 15:34

For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will be consumed by fire.

biblegateway Job 15:34

The godless are fruitless--a barren crew; a life built on bribes goes up in smoke.

SABDAweb Job 15:34

For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.

bibleoremus Job 15:34

For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribery.

biblegateway Job 15:34

For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery.

biblegateway Job 15:34

For the company of the godless is barren, ¹  and fire ²  consumes the tents of those who accept bribes. ³ 

¹ tn The LXX renders this line: “for death is the witness of an ungodly man. “Death” represents “barren/sterile,” and “witness” represents “assembly.”

² sn This may refer to the fire that struck Job (cf. 1:16).

³ tn Heb “the tents of bribery.” The word “bribery” can mean a “gift,” but most often in the sense of a bribe in court. It indicates that the wealth and the possessions that the wicked man has gained may have been gained unjustly.